C.R.A. part 2

Crazy Rich Asians part 2

'I did not tell half of what I saw, for no one would have believed me.' 

~Marco Polo 1324

Story so far...

Both Rachel and Nick went to their own bachelor party organized by the couple that is about to get married. It turned out as a disaster for both of them especially for Rachel. Rachel was brought along with the girl friends of the bride. They went on a private jet to an island in the Indian Sea off the coast of Indonesia. They stayed in a private island with luxurious bungalows by the beach. Over there, since all the girls were rich, they criticized Rachel for her taste of cheap of clothes and they were jealous of her being with Nick (since he was very handsome). Finally, they pulled a nasty prank on her by putting large mutilated fish in her room, on the wall, it was written 'CATCH THIS YOU GOLD-DIGGING C*NT'. She was shock!

On Nick's side, it was horrible as well even though he was used to the luxurious life. He hated that he had to watch a dog's fight in Macao and stay on a ship with weird entertainment.

Lessons from part 2:

The writer portrayed the 'rich world' as a very hostile world. They will look down on you with great disdain if you do not fit in. Even among the millionaires of Singapore, envy, greed and lust ran through the city. Even though, they are rich, they don't seem as happy as Rachel who is a highly educated but middle class woman. Because of their wealth and envy turned them into belligerent human (especially women) who will bully the poorer. The writer showed us the dark side of Singapore, a prosperous country through the world of wealth. Even though they are all Chinese (except they live in different parts of Asia), the Singaporean-Chinese are racist towards their own kind and they always criticise the mainland Chinese and the 'nouveau riche'.

My opinion on this:

As a middle-class person in Southeast-Asia, this is the thing that I fear most. I am disgusted by those who are arrogant and hold contempt against those who are less fortunate than them. The writer had shown me the world I might face in the future and thanks to this book, I have an idea of how their ideology works. I seriously think that just because they are rich, they should spend all their money on luxury items just to RIVAL other rich families. That sum of money could be spent towards a better purpose in my opinion.