The Strait Story employs a parallel narrative structure that depicts the life stories of artist Huang Ch'ing-ch'eng, who was born in P'eng-hu during the time of the Japanese occupation, and contemporary art restorer Hsiu-hisu, who grows interested in Huang Ch'ing-ch'eng's work and is drawn to uncover the details of his life (fig. 5.2).

The ego as an organ which seeks to synthesize thoughts in the psyche is said to be driven by libido or eros.

She [The Church of England] had ſtruggl'd and heav'd at a Reformation; ever ſince Wicliffs dayes, for about a 150 years together: […]

Every home should have at least one corner that's all his . . . with a big, brawny chairful of solid comfort waiting just for him.