“A Good Fall” written by Ha Jin happens to be one of my favorite stories in the this global fiction unit, not because it is easy to understand this story; but its plot is in comparison to today’s society towards immigrants. The story details the life of a man Ganchin, a Chinese immigrant monk who works in the temple as a Kung Fu teacher. Master Zong, also a monk who defy’s the monks disciplinary code by having “a midnight blue BMW, goes home to Long Island, where he had recently bought a house in Syosset” and has a woman and a baby. Cindy, a flight attendant and a friend to Ganchin who tries to help him throughout the story by giving him advice and a place to stay after Master Zong fires Ganchin. 

            In this story, we have the first important scene placed at the beginning of the story. Master Zong firing Ganchin – in this scene Master Zong tells Ganchin that temple was unable to renew his visa. However, the author gives us a bit of background info that Ganchin has been sick for weeks and has been unable to teach his Kung fu classes making Ganchin. To Ganchin it has come to a surprise that Master Zong that not only he is terminating his employment before his contract expires; but also that Master Zong is denying his salary that is owed to him. The scene ends with Master Zong picking up Ganchin passport and threatening his with “I can’t let you have your papers if you stay on illegally. From now on you’re on your own, and you must move out tomorrow. I don’t care where you go. Your visa has expired and you’re already an illegal alien”. This set the tone of the story, this negative event in Ganchin’s life will be what controls him. He has no money; how will he get through life, he has no passport and no legal documentation; he will be deported and humiliated, all this will create stress to him and those around him. 

            The second scene of this story in when Ganchin tires commits suicide. As the story, goes into full detail going up to a high building to jump and kill himself. As he tries, he hurt himself in his left thigh and he mistakenly calls for help. However, it is his story of why he committed suicide that goes viral. His attempted suicide “had become new in Chinese communities across North America, reported by numerous newspapers; a charitable organization offered to pick up his medical bill; and even the owner of Teng’s Garden got famous for a week, having appeared twin on local tv” People or in this case American people see that an honest religious man who has never caused trouble with the law tries to find the American dream – is manipulated, threatened, unemployed; all they see is rage towards Master Zong or anyone who wrongs good hardworking immigrants there will be hell to pay. 

            The story clearly shows deontology ethics; Ganchin is clear representation of a man who follows the rules as a guide of what he does in his life. Cindy a young woman who clearly is interested in him. He ignores this type of demonstration due to his inability of getting married because of his religious standing, though at the end of the story he decides to give this type of relationship a go. However, Master Zong clearly represents the ethics of utilitarianism (maximizing life goods for his own means) as he fires Ganchin because of his illness making Ganchin unavailable to make money for his temple.