What is the Plot Development?

The plot development can be seen in the GradeSaver summary. The structure of the book is simple. It is divided into chapters, each with a title that pertains to the subject matter of the chapter. There are no chapter numbers. The seventeen chapters vary in length from five to twenty two pages. There is a short Prologue in which Ji-li explains the happiness of her life up until the time of the Cultural Revolution in 1966. There is also an Epilogue in which she explains what happened to many of the characters after the Cultural Revolution. She and her family immigrated to the United States.