An-Mei’s mother, who has no value, “no face”, no name, for she has no identity of her own, inaugurates her journey when she departs into Wu Tsing’s mansion as a fourth wife, the lowest position in his household (46). She was tricked into becoming the fourth wife of Wu Tsing. Wu Tsing’s wives could not bear him a son and he became impatient, so treacherous Second Wife arranged An-Mei’s mother to become Wu Tsing’s third concubine and fourth wife. Wu Tsing raped An-Mei’s mother, and she was viewed as a traitor to her husband by her family. Her family disowned her and banned her from the family house.
He never went to school and stayed at home with his mother and his father was never around. His father was an alcoholic and his parent’s relationship was breaking apart right in front of his. He saw and met the man that his mother abandoned her children and husband for to start a new life because she deserved more. He lived with his Grandmother and Grandfather, and Him and his Grandfather were extremely close. As he had gotten older, he grandfather had passed away and was completely devastated.
Mariam has been lonely her entire life and after her mom committed suicide she couldn’t have been so lonely. “’You can eat downstairs with the rest of us.’ He said, but without much conviction. He understood a little too readily when Mariam said she preferred to eat alone.” (40) Mariam had no family after Nana died, all she had was Jalil, her birthfather who treated her like she was adopted, like a harami.
The first and most common one, physiological needs, were quickly tossed out the window when they failed to prepare extra food for the storm. Safety was no longer there anymore due to her house being completely open so her safety needs obviously crumbled. Her family shunned her so her love needs were absolutely not met. Her cognitive needs fail all too fast. Her aesthetic, completely wrecked.
Feminism in Paradise of the Blind Thomas 1 The novel, Paradise of the Blind by Duong Thu Huong, depicts the life of a young Vietnamese girl seeking to find her own identity. The young girl, Hang, experiences conflict within and out of her family due to the feminism in Vietnam. The novel creates an understanding of feminism in Vietnam through the various experiences Hang had to endure throughout her lifetime. Women in the novel are seen as weak and inferior. Earlier in the life of Aunt Tam, “some man jumped” (186) on her and nearly took away her purity.
The consequence that came from that action was Miss Lottie never replanting flowers, and also the last beautiful thing in the shabby town the main character lived in was destroyed. A personal example is when I was five and so angry that I did not know what to do so I grabbed the remote and threw on the floor. After throwing the remote the consequence I had was not being allowed to watch television for a week or eating any candy. Furthermore, the main character's coming of age also greatly relates to me. For
The final step is the return back to the interpreted realm, bringing back the transformation of consciousness. In the novel The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan, An-mei’s mother suffers of rape, immediately causing herself to depart into a cruel world without her daughter, social acceptance, and a place to live. Forced to eventually care for An-mei as a fourth wife, An-mei’s mother realizes the poor conditions An-mei is set to grow up in, and kills herself to rid herself of her own weak spirit to make An-mei’s stronger. This action shocks Wu Tsing, into raising An-mei as if she were from his first wife, thus making An-mei a bold and confident child. Through challenges and trials that An-mei’s mother overcome for her daughter, she is granted with the qualities of a full-fledged hero from Campbell’s perspective.
In “No Name Woman” Maxine Hong Kingston learns from her mother that she once had an aunt who became pregnant, but killed herself and the baby in the family’s well. The aunt’s husband was gone for years-- like most of the men in the village, he was trying his luck elsewhere because the village crops were suffering from drought—and the baby was illegitimate. On the night the baby was born, the villagers raided the house. It was nearly destroyed. The family cursed the aunt; she became a “ghost” as if she was never born.
She recounts the story of how her friend was badly beaten by her partner and she almost lost her life. After recovering, she left her partner as she feared for her life. Her friend later said she did not even go back for any of her belongings. Her partner continued to stay in the shack then claimed he owned the shack and that Mamgo sold it to him in 2007 for
So Ms.Harbinger expels her. When Hunky got home her mother had already heard the gossip in the air. Her mother kicked her out of the cave. The next day Hunky finds a place to live. It was an abandoned cottage.