Wednesday, April 28, 2010
The six Malignant Gates
In the Six Malignant Gates, I really disliked the way Waverly's mother was treating the situation. She was making her go in public with her just so she could get noticed with her and when Waverly got frustrated enough to say something her mother told her that they wouldn't have concern for her unless she had concern for them. If that is a Chinese tradition, it is one that I would strongly rebel against. Her mother was obviously not taking into consideration how Waverly felt, yet expected Waverly to just be okay with parading around. That is something that really rubbed me the wrong way in this chapter.
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Lindo was a very strong will person and she was those kind of mother's that whatever they do for their daughters is alright. Probably she just wanted to be noticed and make Waverly frustrated about the situation. If that phrase is a Chinese tradition or not it does not sound good to me either.
ReplyDeleteI read through all of the comments associated with the Joy Luck Club and I agree that with this book containing so many different characters and with so many different stories within the story it made it confusing to read and to keep straight. I also found myself having to do some on line research to better understand what I was reading and to try to keep up with all that was going on. I think it is amazing how a story can be interpreted in so many ways by readers. When you look on line you see many different views and theories regading what was being written. I guess that is what is so neat about Literature. Different cultures, different ages and views on life all come in play as to what the real meaning of a story is all about. I found myself having to read and then re-read to best analyze stories fot the assignments in the class. I read somewhere a student who was worried about posting something that made her look like she did not know what she was talking about. This is something I have also worried about. It has been great to have had the interaction with all of you in this class and I appreciate learning from each of you.
ReplyDeleteIn Mandarin culture, there is a Hun background that demanded sacrifice in their barbarianism. If one did not produce that which was required, they would commit suicide. There is much of this aura within the book. Women stifling what they feel. I think of the Red Candle once again. I just cannot imagine someone numberin their family and not refering to their names. How horrid. To take something from someone when it is not given is theft. It is a dishonor, though, it is little enforced in certain cultures. This is one offense that I have little tolerance for and it is considered and labeled an abomination. This has been part of the distance between the young girls and the older women, as the young girls learned of a better way of living her in the states. It is sad that it took time and struggle for those who chose to see a new way. I think it is wonderful that they could chose the good and forget the bad. It became a new day, much as in Jing-Mei's mother's trip away from the war with Japan. It is a new life and a new day.
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