An employs an intricate and piquant irony to develop these themes. Irony
especially surrounds Lindo. An immigrant, Lindo is a proud repository
of traditional Chinese values, which she nostalgically proclaims as
superior to the values of the United States. One of her tenets is that
strong people should remain silent, a behavioral strategy she inherits
from Sunzi’s classic <em>Sunzi Bingfa</em> (probably 475-221 b.c.e.; <em>Sun Tzu: On the Art of War</em>, 1910); as Lindo indicates in another tale in <em>The Joy Luck Club</em>, her maiden name is Sun. Ironically, however, when Waverly is featured on the cover of <em>Life</em> magazine, Lindo cannot keep silent about her daughter’s prowess and pridefully
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The setting is in a wizarding school named Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The time is in the 1990s. It is a beautiful huge castle type school, with a radiant river of water flowing by its side. With a fantastic view from the astronomy tower, enchanted stairs, portraits and ceiling, it is an absolutely magical and beautiful place to be. This setting is absolutely important to the story as it brings life to the fantasy genre and holds many important secrets which is useful to the characters and plot. Personally this couldn't have taken place in any other setting, as it wouldn't have given readers the same feeling.
No correction is needed, the original statement is correct
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