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Reaction Essay Student’s Name Institution Affiliation Course Code and Name Instructor’s Name Date Reaction Essay The Protocol Wars of Laundry and Coexistence The reaction essay focuses on a text authored by Koh Chon Hwee. Hwee’s short story ‘The Protocol Wars of Laundry and Coexistence’ is exciting and exhibits conflict between three sisters sharing a living space. The text focuses on family dynamics, analysis of societal norms, and average daily life intersections. For example, the story incorporates people's daily activities, such as laundry and painting, which the author utilizes to showcase the theme of conflict to the audience. It is the conflict portrayed that helps in developing a twist in the narrative. One of the aspects worth appreciating in the text is how the author brings out the daily activities, such as laundry, to the audience, depicting that each individual should do it. Some protocols must be followed during laundry and painting, and these explanations bring the domestic lifestyle to life (Hwee, n.d). There is a domestic setting that the audience can relate to, which is interesting because as much as it depicts the complexities present in personal spaces, especially when shared. The audiences ‘emotional and logical appeals are evoked because they learn to manage or collaborate with their siblings in shared spaces. There are three sisters in the text who play different roles and contribute towards tension, humor, and theme in the text. These characters attempt to regulate their daily activities, which helps bring out the elements of satire. Satire emerges through over-complicating simple life aspects, an act that humans tend to do. Rui Na is an exciting and noticeable character in the text (Hwee, n.d). Na is determined to express herself through paintings because she understands that the world will see her ideas. Rui Na is an outstanding character because her actions challenge the societal norms and expectations that the family has placed. Individuals should only succumb to societal expectations with analysis, as some are misleading. Furthermore, challenging societal norms improves creativity and innovation, as Rui Na expressed. The story also touches on social and cultural elements. A reflection of the message and characters in the story shows that the cultural elements are expressed through the lens of a Singaporean family life. Major themes depicted in the cultural elements are gender roles, conflict between traditional and modern societal values, racial stereotypes, and sibling rivalries. Identity and social perceptions also emerge in the text, with an example of Rui Na being mistaken for someone from China. Therefore, through the story, the audience understands the challenge...