Crazy Rich Asians

Crazy Rich Asians

by

Kevin Kwan

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Eddie is Nick’s oldest cousin. He and his wife, Fiona, have three children: Augustine, Constantine, and Kalliste. Since childhood, Eddie has been obsessed with wealth, prestige, and looking the part of a rich man. As such, he finds his extended family embarrassing, as they refuse to do things like coordinate their outfits for Colin’s wedding with him or buy a private plane. Eddie treats Fiona and his children like props, forcing them into ridiculous color-coordinated (and often unseasonably warm) designer outfits, screaming at or threatening his children when they button their jackets incorrectly or generally act like children, and mocking Fiona for her fashion choices. He’s cruel to everyone he views as beneath him, from servants to his own wife and children. Various characters imply that Eddie is something of an absurd joke: his taste in fashion is actually pretty tasteless, and nobody takes him seriously.

Eddie Cheng Quotes in Crazy Rich Asians

The Crazy Rich Asians quotes below are all either spoken by Eddie Cheng or refer to Eddie Cheng. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Wealth and Absurdity Theme Icon
).
Part 1, Chapter 10 Quotes

Eddie was always trying to guesstimate his parents’ net worth, much of which was gleaned from information his real estate friends leaked to him. It became an obsession of his, and he kept a spreadsheet on his home computer, diligently updating it every week based on property valuations and then calculating his potential future share. No matter how he ran the numbers, he realized he would most likely never make Fortune Asia’s list of “Hong Kong’s Top Ten Richest” with the way his parents were handling things.

Related Characters: Alexandra Cheng, Dr. Malcolm Cheng, Eddie Cheng, Leo Ming
Page Number: 81-82
Explanation and Analysis:
Part 3, Chapter 6 Quotes

“The monochromatic fashion statement I was planning for the whole family is RUINED because of him!”

“And you’ve just ruined the whole trip for me!” Fiona suddenly blurted out. “I’m so sick of all this. Why is it so damn important for us to look picture-perfect every time we walk out the door? Who exactly are you trying to impress? The photographers? The readers of Hong Kong Tattle? You really care so much about them that you’d rather hit your own son over an accident that you caused in the first place by screaming at him for wearing the wrong cummerbund?”

Related Characters: Eddie Cheng (speaker), Fiona Tung (speaker), Constantine, Augustine, and Kalliste Cheng
Related Symbols: Clothes
Page Number: 391-92
Explanation and Analysis:
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Eddie Cheng Quotes in Crazy Rich Asians

The Crazy Rich Asians quotes below are all either spoken by Eddie Cheng or refer to Eddie Cheng. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Wealth and Absurdity Theme Icon
).
Part 1, Chapter 10 Quotes

Eddie was always trying to guesstimate his parents’ net worth, much of which was gleaned from information his real estate friends leaked to him. It became an obsession of his, and he kept a spreadsheet on his home computer, diligently updating it every week based on property valuations and then calculating his potential future share. No matter how he ran the numbers, he realized he would most likely never make Fortune Asia’s list of “Hong Kong’s Top Ten Richest” with the way his parents were handling things.

Related Characters: Alexandra Cheng, Dr. Malcolm Cheng, Eddie Cheng, Leo Ming
Page Number: 81-82
Explanation and Analysis:
Part 3, Chapter 6 Quotes

“The monochromatic fashion statement I was planning for the whole family is RUINED because of him!”

“And you’ve just ruined the whole trip for me!” Fiona suddenly blurted out. “I’m so sick of all this. Why is it so damn important for us to look picture-perfect every time we walk out the door? Who exactly are you trying to impress? The photographers? The readers of Hong Kong Tattle? You really care so much about them that you’d rather hit your own son over an accident that you caused in the first place by screaming at him for wearing the wrong cummerbund?”

Related Characters: Eddie Cheng (speaker), Fiona Tung (speaker), Constantine, Augustine, and Kalliste Cheng
Related Symbols: Clothes
Page Number: 391-92
Explanation and Analysis: