In this short scene, the author is trying to judge the acting abilities of a group of high school students. He's worried that they're too high-strung to succeed in the real world. He compares the students' performance to the loss of something important to one of his family members. The eldest daughter has married a business partner, the eldest son has joined the army, and his aunt has passed away. He feels like something important has actually been taken away from him. He thinks that the students will be able to keep living on if they keep up their acting. He tells the students that he's going to judge them based on professional acting standards. He asks if they can continue to live on after they've graduated from high school. The students say that they can't continue living on because they have to make money to support their families. The narrator says that the eldest daughter's brother has left for the army and her auntie has died, and the oldest son has married another business partner. He says that his aunt's death has made it impossible for them to continue living. He also says that it's hard for the students to keep up with their schoolwork because they don't have enough money to pay for it. They have to work hard to make ends meet. They're not allowed to leave the house without paying for the rent. They can only stay in their rooms for a few days at a time, and then they'll have to move to another room. They also have to