This should be a no-brainer. We couldn't talk about Crazy Rich Asians and not talk about wealth.
This book is riddled with designer name-drops, from clothes to sunglasses to cars to housewares. While it feels gratuitous since you can hardly get through a paragraph without googling things like what Pierre Hardy flats look like or who on earth Isabel Maran is, it serves to build the world of extraneous wealth. These people don't live in the same world the rest of us do; they live in a world that is practically designed specifically for their commission, whether it's their couture or their car.
Questions About Wealth
- How does wealth contribute to the setting of this novel?
- What complications does the Young/Shang family's policy of not talking about their wealth have on the younger generations of the family?
- Why is Dr. Gu a critical character to help readers understand wealth in the novel?
- What is Astrid's relationship with her money like?