Crazy Rich Asians

Crazy Rich Asians

by

Kevin Kwan

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Goh Wye Mun Character Analysis

Wye Mun is Peik Lin’s father. A real estate developer who now runs the development business his father started from nothing, Wye Mun and his family are solidly members of the newly-rich class of Mainland Chinese people living in Singapore. As such, he likes to flaunt his wealth, as with his house that’s modeled off of Versailles and is aptly named Villa d’Oro, or “Golden Villa.” He helps Peik Lin figure out who the Young family is and happily hosts Rachel after she and Nick break up.

Goh Wye Mun Quotes in Crazy Rich Asians

The Crazy Rich Asians quotes below are all either spoken by Goh Wye Mun or refer to Goh Wye Mun. 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 2, Chapter 16 Quotes

His father had come to Singapore as a fourteen-year-old laborer and built a construction business out of sheer sweat and tenacity, and as their family business blossomed over the decades into a far-flung empire, Wye Mun thought that he had leveled the playing field. Singapore was a meritocracy, and whoever performed well was invited into the winner’s circle. But those people—those people behind the gates were a sudden reminder that this was not entirely the case.

Related Characters: Rachel Chu, Nicholas Young, Ah Ma/Su Yi, Goh Peik Lin , Rosemary T’sien, Dr. James Young, Goh Wye Mun, Jacqueline Ling
Related Symbols: Tyersall Park
Page Number: 298
Explanation and Analysis:

“Remember, every treasure comes with a price.”

Related Characters: Dr. Gu (speaker), Rachel Chu, Nicholas Young, Eleanor Young, Goh Peik Lin , Bernard Tai, Goh Wye Mun
Page Number: 307
Explanation and Analysis:

As Dr. Gu walked slowly back into his house, he felt a sudden pang of regret. He wished he hadn’t said so much about the Youngs. Wye Mun, as usual, had steered him toward the stories about money, and he had missed the chance to tell them the real story, about a man whose greatness had nothing to do with wealth or power.

Related Characters: Nicholas Young, Goh Peik Lin , Dr. James Young, Goh Wye Mun, Dr. Gu
Page Number: 309
Explanation and Analysis:
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Goh Wye Mun Quotes in Crazy Rich Asians

The Crazy Rich Asians quotes below are all either spoken by Goh Wye Mun or refer to Goh Wye Mun. 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 2, Chapter 16 Quotes

His father had come to Singapore as a fourteen-year-old laborer and built a construction business out of sheer sweat and tenacity, and as their family business blossomed over the decades into a far-flung empire, Wye Mun thought that he had leveled the playing field. Singapore was a meritocracy, and whoever performed well was invited into the winner’s circle. But those people—those people behind the gates were a sudden reminder that this was not entirely the case.

Related Characters: Rachel Chu, Nicholas Young, Ah Ma/Su Yi, Goh Peik Lin , Rosemary T’sien, Dr. James Young, Goh Wye Mun, Jacqueline Ling
Related Symbols: Tyersall Park
Page Number: 298
Explanation and Analysis:

“Remember, every treasure comes with a price.”

Related Characters: Dr. Gu (speaker), Rachel Chu, Nicholas Young, Eleanor Young, Goh Peik Lin , Bernard Tai, Goh Wye Mun
Page Number: 307
Explanation and Analysis:

As Dr. Gu walked slowly back into his house, he felt a sudden pang of regret. He wished he hadn’t said so much about the Youngs. Wye Mun, as usual, had steered him toward the stories about money, and he had missed the chance to tell them the real story, about a man whose greatness had nothing to do with wealth or power.

Related Characters: Nicholas Young, Goh Peik Lin , Dr. James Young, Goh Wye Mun, Dr. Gu
Page Number: 309
Explanation and Analysis: