Sang Ly’s playful approach to studying while she works represents a form of good humor, demonstrating that such humor can make even the filthiest work enjoyable and beneficial in its own right. The fact that Sang Ly reads before she even realizes she knows how suggests that she possesses untapped potential, waiting to be set loose. “Luck” being the first word that Sang Ly actively interprets recalls Grandfather’s prophetic dream while suggesting that in life, one makes their own luck, since she could only read it as a result of her actions and hard work.