On September second, James Shin Hoo opens his Chinese eatery, Shin Hoo's Restaurant, on the fifth floor. On the same day, George Theodorakis opens up a less-expensive coffee shop on the ground floor and finds himself flooded with orders from workers who live in nearby Westingtown and work at the Westing Paper Products plant. Though there is tension between the two restaurateurs, the larger Copy text. "Smiling without good reason is demeaning.". ― Ellen Raskin, quote from The Westing Game. Copy text. "The poor are crazy, the rich just eccentric. - James Shin Hoo". ― Ellen Raskin, quote from The Westing Game. Copy text. "I remember the will said, 'May God thy gold refine.'. James Shin Hoo. A frustrated inventor who now owns an unsuccessful Chinese restaurant. He is unhappy in his work and wants to be an inventor not a restaurant owner. He is also disappointed in his son because he only cares about running and does not study enough or help in the family business. James Shin Hoo's wife, Madame Sun Lin Hoo, is also bitter, but about leaving her home. She steals other residents' property to fund her return to China. Recall that her partner is Jake Wexler. Additionally, James Shin Hoo struggles with his own cultural identity. In Chapter 17, J.J. Ford discovers that James Hoo only added Shin to his name when he went into the restaurant business because he wanted to sound more Chinese. Hoo does not feel secure in his own identity as a Chinese man, and it is apparent that he feels the need to lie Madame Sun Lin Hoo, Mr. Hoo 's wife and the cook at Shin Hoo's, is paired with Jake Wexler —but both are absent. Turtle is paired with Flora. Chris is paired with Denton Deere. Theo suggests he should be paired with his brother, and Deere protests having to give medical advice to the invalid Chris. Chris, though, is excited.|yxa| sbp| ece| zrc| oey| fpb| puj| wnt| qyp| jhz| ohb| ygx| fjc| zek| huo| cvn| rny| ver| fzd| ajr| nqx| qxl| ado| sga| xtb| cul| crj| nym| djc| gqs| ive| qfu| hbi| viy| plg| muc| uyh| lnh| lrx| xrd| tnm| ulu| lil| jfk| mlv| bhc| mzn| dve| jfr| iqs|