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A NEW YEARS DAY
LUNCHIN KIA PENG BY KARIM
RASLAN
HAFIZAH ABDULLAHNURHAWANI MUSTAFA KAMAL
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SUMMARY A New Year's Day Lunch at Jalan Kia Peng tells the story of a rich
widow, Cik Bainun. She lives with her niece, Latifah and the
houseboy, Fuad in her late husbands house at Jalan Kia Peng. She
stills follows the tradition left behind by her late husband by
ensuring all her (grown-up) children return to their house in Jalan
Kia Peng for the New Year. Her husband died 18 months ago. After
her husband died she went to Mecca to get gallons of holy water.She use the holy water and sprinkle the precious water over the
grave twice a week. Cik Bainun and Zul have three children who
are Mahani, Meriam and Raja Kamarul. Datuk Mahani is a
successful woman as a Director of Hospital University and Kam is
envy with her. She was married with Mahmud who then marriedwith another woman and use the excuse of avoiding him
committing zina. Meriam is a second daughter in the family and is
a homely woman. She is married with Shahrir who is a MARA
lecturer. The last one is Kam who is an architect and married to
Mazlinda (Chew Mei Mei) a muallaf.
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SUMMARY During the lunch, they had the conversation with each other
until Kam told his plan to knock down his late fathers houseand build a condominium. However, Mahani doesnt agreebecause she knows that her mother really love the house. Theyargue about that and they were stop by Cik Bainun. Then, theyhave a badminton match which is another New Years Day
ritual. During the match, Cik Bainun thought that both,Mahani and Kam are friends together and had already settledown with their argument about the house. But, actually Kamnever stop thinking about his plan. Therefore, he met Shahrir,Meriams huband and threat him because he is not doing his
work on persuading Meriam to persuade Mahani. He threat totell about Shahrir mistress, an English lecturer and the abortionthat they had done before. He wanted to build thecondominium as soon as possible and he did not want to puthimself into another New Year lunch again.
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LITERARY
THEORIES
1.CULTURALCRITICISM
2.FEMINISM
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Culture
The beliefs, way of life, art,and customs that are sharedand accepted by people in a
particular society.
Cultural studies does notadhere to any single
methodology
Interpret events as product
of our culture.
Borrows methodologiesfrom other approaches to
analyze a wide range ofcultural products and
practice
CulturalTheory
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Culture Critical Analysis On
A New Years Day Lunch In
Kia Peng
By Karim Raslan
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Culture Critical Analysis1. The events in this short story really portray
the culture of elite community.
(the way of their life)
Having a family gathering every new year with alarge lunch party.
Eg:
for nearly forty years now Raja Zulkarnains
family and friends, or rather the late RajaZulkarnains family and friends , had gathered at hisresidence off the tree-lined Jalan Kia Peng, in orderto herald in the New Year with a large lunch-party.
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Cik Bainun using silver set and Noritake dinner
set for the New Year lunch. Engraved on thecentre of the tray- To the Director-General on
his retirement from the grateful staff of the
Ministry of Transport March 31st 1974.
Eg:
the silver thats under my bed. Its got to be
used some time
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2. Most events practice Malays' culture which is
respect the elder. (customs)
They greet each other well. Kam hugged his
mother. Sabrina kiss her grandmothers handand greets all her aunts and uncles.
Eg:
he said in English and he hugged her. Sabrinabobbed down to kiss her grandmothers hand asMei kissed her mother-in-law on both cheekswarmly.
Culture Critical Analysis
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Use the proper title for each other like,auntie and uncle. This is to show respect in
Malays custom.
Eg:Sorry Auntie Mahani, Uncle Kam said to get on
with it.
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3. The work presentation condemn the Muslim's
culture that occur in the society. (the belief)
Muslims are prohibit to be in contact with the
opposite sex but, in this short story told thatMahani had been kissed by Din who is her cousin.Even though it about the past but, it still illegal todo according to religion(Islam).
Eg: He had lured her behind the chicken coop at theback of the garden, grabbed her hands and placedhis mouth over hers.
Culture Critical Analysis
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Kam use to have mistress even though
Muslims are forbid to have any relationship
with opposite sex before married. It shows
they do not follow the rule stated in Islam.
Eg:Kam, her husband was not a man of great
emotion in fact his last mistress but one,
Jamilah Jamboo (on account of the firmness ofher buttocks) had commented
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Feminism theory
-Belief in social, political
and economic equality of
the sexes.
-Is an outgrowth of the
several movement to
empower women
worldwide.
-The goal of feminism are:
To demonstrate the
importance of women
To reveal that historicallywomen have been
subordinate to men.
Branch of feminism:
1) Socialist feminism views
womens oppression as
stemming from their work
in the family and the
economy
2) Radical feminism men
control norms of acceptable
sexual behavior
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Feminism critical analysis
1) The story portray that the women in this story arestrong.
- Cik Bainun is strong when her husband Raja Zulkarnaindead.
Textual evidence: She had conducted herself withconsiderable restraint at her husbands funeral.
- Mahani is a strong person as her husband had a secondwife and successful in her carrier.
Textual evidence: Mahani was married with four grown-up
children, three grandchildren and one erring husbandwhose latest misdemeanor had been acquisition of asecond wife.-
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2) The story shows that women are capable tosuccess in their own way.
- Mahani get the title Datuk and she is the Directorof the University Hospital.
Textual evidence: For Mahani, the eldest daughter,a Datuk in her own right and the Director of theUniversity Hospital..
- Meriam is a successful housewife.
Textual evidence: Meriam, the second daughter(also a grandmother) was a more homelywoman she considered it her duty to apply herown very stringent and parsimonious
housekeeping principles to her mothers kitchen.
Feminism critical analysis
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3) Women play an important part in this story
- Cik Bainun is a main character in this story. She
is the head of the family after her husbanddeath. She is the one who stopped her children
quarrel at the lunch.
Textual evidence: silence!silence! I will not have
this kind of talk at my table. Please for your late
fathers sake.
both of you, apologise!
Feminism critical analysis
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- Kam want to use Meriam to persuade her eldest
sister to agree for his action to knock down their
father house and build condominium.
- Textual evidence: Theres no such thing as a free
lunch Shahrir. Ive paid you already. Youd better
work on your fat wife. Get he to persuade Mahani
or Ill tell her about your problem with the Englishlecturer-abortion was it?.."
Feminism critical analysis
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THE END