Coming Home Again

Coming Home Again
Chang-rae Lee

"Eventually, she would clear her throat or call out to say she was fine, then begin to move again, starting her rhythmic ka-jug; and only then could I go on with my cooking."

I liked this quote because I think it gives readers an early look into the narrator's relationship with his mother. There he is, hard at work, cooking and in one instant he goes from hearing his mother moving around to not hearing anything. He stops and can only go back to what he was doing once he is certain his mother is okay.

It made me think about if I were in that situation and I thought my mother was not okay. My heart would drop, as I'm sure is did too. When he turned back to what he was doing Im sure that included breathing.

It made me think about fight or flight. When he was scared for his mother's safety he didn't do either. He froze, which is what i think is a more realistic example of what people do in stressful situation.

This part reminded me about a clip from The Big Bang Theory. One of the characters lives with his mother and they take care of each other. In this scene is mother falls in a room and he breaks down the door to get in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpyjp0eeP3g