1) Paper, in this story, symbolises death. Tay Soon and Yee Lian dabbled in shares so as to increase their wealth for the grand house which they had talked so much about. At first, they made Paper gains, but didn't know when to stop. They thought that share prices would continue rising. In the end, the shares which they had put in their money to buy crashed, resulting in them losing all of their money. Tay Soon became haggard and mental soon after. The conclusion of the story ended in Tay Soon's mother burning a Paper house that Tay Soon had dreamed of. The moral of the story is never to dabble in shares as we might "burn our fingers."



2) Ah Boh spent all of her money on gambling, for she believed that one day, she would have a windfall. All of us know, deep down inside, that gambling is merely a game of chance. However, Ah Boh continued to do things which she believed, would give her "an extra slice of luck.". For example, she believed that her dreams were a sign, and allocated numbers to certain things. Even at her mother's deathbed, she still rambled on about a windfall, seemingly to have lost her state of mind. Gambling has took over her mind to an unimaginable, horrific extent.
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3) In my opinion, the main person who indirectly caused Paul's death was his mother. If Paul's mother had not started talking about the topic on "Luck", Paul would not have searched for the meaning to "Luck", and thus would not have been partners with Basset and his uncle, Oscar. This caused Paul to win a tidy sum from the races, which was handed over to the lawyer for his mother's birthday. However, the money was not enough. This made Paul look desperately for another "inspiration.", which he got. That inspiration had a price. Paul paid his life. The Last Inspiration.
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