Analysis Of The Orphan Of Chao

Reasons why is because he didn’t love her like he use to. Han never had hit his wife before, but he would stare at her angrily for no type of reason. Han also expressed his feeling by saying that his love for her had died but that he would not consider divorcing her at anytime. Also Han speaks about his wife's death in a calmly way and confesses that he has murderous thoughts to killing her. Han does not even express any regret for what has happened to his wife. Han also found out the guy that hooked them up, pregnated Hans wife. Han had already knew that the baby on the way was not his. They only been together for a couple of months before having relations together. So there are some reasons that Han might have been guilty for killing his own wife for a

Ultimately, as the story progresses, Bao is negatively influenced by his inner conscious, Ch’in Shih-huan; hence, by the end of the book, his personality drastically changes and he begins to lack compassion and is no longer worthy of justice. This is evident when he burns down a Christian mission and ruthlessly annihilates everyone inside, even though he is aware that “they’re all women and children” (Boxers 249). Bao sets fire to the mission in response to Ch’in’s heavy influence; however, his decision is unjust as he is greatly deprived of compassion and completely abandons his edicts. Bao subsequently sets a library ablaze in order to defeat the Christians, and with it he destroys all that he has fought for. He defends himself in saying, “I did it for China” (Boxers 312), but it is too late as Mei-Wen has already run into the burning building “to try to save some of those books” (Boxers 312). Under the complete control of Ch’in, Bao ignites his country’s historic stories, betrays his promise to Mei-Wen, and causes her death in the process. His unjustified behavior is displayed through his insensitivity in this instance; however, one of the most significant acts of injustice befalls when Bao kills Vibiana. Unmistakably, he does not wish

The result of this education was a disaster due to the differences in values between the two cultures. Ying-Ying realized that her marriage was a mistake when her husband left her for another woman. Her love for him turned to hate and she killed her unborn baby. She felt great remorse for this and considered herself a murderer. She later remarried a gentleman by the name of St. Clair. With St. Clair she had a daughter. After her second son, which was her third child, died at birth, Ying-Ying had a mental breakdown. She saw his death as a punishment for the murdering her first son.

A Daughter of Han begins with Ning Lao as a young girl. Throughout the telling of her childhood the readers get a glimpse of how life way for the Chinese people in the late 19th century. For example, it is discussed thoroughly how a home is set up:

Master Hsing Yun grew up in an impoverished, rural village with his family, but the influence of his maternal grandmother helped develop his compassionate and hardworking nature. While his family was out at work, he would do everything he could, including but not limited to tidying up the house, in the hopes of giving his parents a pleasant surprise when they got home. His hard work

Another aspect of cultural conflict is that humility and obedient are considered as the traditional virtues of the Chinese culture. Children should unconditionally obey their parents because parents have the ability and willingness to teach and control their children. For example, according to Jing-mei’s mother, Jing-mei has to practice piano assiduously. She would not be punished if she devotes all her effort to playing piano. We can clearly see this point in her mother’s word in the quarrel, “Only two kinds of daughters, those who are obedient and those who follow their own mind! Only one kind of daughter can live in this house. Obedient daughter” (461). But Jing-mei cannot understand this, because she is not familiar to Chinese culture. As a consequence of Jing-mei cannot understand her mother, she does not cooperate and has rebellious attitude against her mother. In the story, Jing-mei decided, “I didn’t have to do what my mother said anymore. I wasn’t her slave. This wasn’t China. I had listened to her before and look what happened. She was the stupid one” (460). As described above, Jing-mei cannot understand the humility and obedient of Chinese culture, even they are recognized as the

Jing-Mei feels differently though, “Unlike my mother, I did not believe I could be anything I wanted to. I could only be me,” (359/80) and she was correct for she had no natural musical talent. Jing-Mei has a desire to please her mother, but an even stronger one to choose her own life. She pacifies her mother by going to piano lessons but puts in no effort. Jing-Mei is “…determined to put a stop to her blind foolishness,” (356/48) but her mother’s desire to create a prodigy to compete with Aunt Lindo’s daughter, keeps her focused on the impossible. That is, until Jing-Mei escalates this conflict to its breaking point in rebellion. Stunning her mother, she shouts “Then I wish I’d never been born! I wish I were dead! Like them,” (359/77) referring to the twin daughters her mother lost in China. Sadly, the mother’s desire to have Jing-Mei conform to her expectations creates a constant battle between mother and daughter, and, in rejecting those expectations, seeing disappointment in her mother’s face all too often causes Jing-Mei to feel, “something inside me began to die” (353/18).

Primarily, Tan establishes the theme of the story through characterization. The protagonist, Jing-mei, finds it difficult to live up to the high expectations her mother has set for her. After seeing so much disappointment in her mother’s face, Jine-mei “look[s] in the mirror above the bathroom sink and when [she] saw only [her] face staring back – and that it would always be this ordinary face – she began to cry” (Tan 2). This bring Jing-mei and her mother into conflict with Jing-mei eventually screaming at her mother that “‘[she] wish[ed] she were dead. Like them’” (Tan 8). As she matures, Jing-mei becomes a little more level-headed; she then understands her mother only wants the best for her. Through diction and language, the author creates a character that is

However, her mother sees it as a way for her daughter to be the best. Meanwhile, Jing-mei decides to rebel against her mother’s wishes. During piano lessons with Mr. Chong she realizes easy ways to get out of practicing.

Jing-Mei finds a new person that was determined to fight against her mother. Moreover, Jing Mei

Pulling a child off the path of their dream can cause them to rebel. Rebellious children can be almost impossible to deal with. Jing Mei’s mother decides Jing Mei will take piano lessons and makes arrangements with a retired piano teacher named Mr. Chong exchanging housecleaning services for weekly lessons. Jing Mei shows a lot of anger when her mother tells her of the lessons. “Why don’t you like me the way I am? I’m Not a genius! I can’t play the piano. And even if I could, I wouldn’t go on TV is you paid me a million dollars!” (32) Jing Mei takes the lessons and after a year of daydreaming during practice

In addition, Chueh-hsin hoped that despite his arranged marriage he would at least be able to finish his education and become a high-ranking official as was hoped for him by his mother, of which he only had his tragic memories. Instead, he is removed from school and forced to enter the workforce in order to provide for his family and younger brothers, as dictated by the Confucian values of filial piety.

The concept of filial piety was exhibited in other Confucian texts as well, such as the Book of Rewards and Punishments. Although this text was technically a popular religious text, rather than a Confucian one, it highlighted many Confucian ideals, such as filial piety. It describes good, virtuous people seeking immortality as those who "exhibit loyalty to their ruler, filial piety to their parents, true friendship to their older brothers" (143). Contrarily, those who are evil "insult their ruler and their parents behind their backs" (143). According to this text, it is impossible to be a good, virtuous person without showing respect for one's parents. The inclusion of filial piety in this popular religious work also helps to show how widespread the belief in filial piety was in China. Although it received a great deal of support and promotion from Confucianism, filial piety was not limited to Confucians -- it was a widespread part of Chinese culture.

Love within the family is one of the strong feelings throughout Chang’s work. When Shou-yu, her father, is imprisoned his children- including Jung herself- take turns to visit him. There is no established transportation so their journeys were always dangerous and they could have easily risked their lives. Of course they are able to get a ride when possible, but it was not guaranteed, meaning that the Chang siblings always took the well-being of their father over the hardship to get to him. Love within the family is also present when Shou-yu has a nervous breakdown in the hospital. Despite the fact the medical staff at the hospital say to Jung that he is in good care she still chooses to be with him, meaning she accepts the opportunity cost which may go toward helping

Han Kang’s use of comparison between two closely related but very different characters demonstrates society’s definition of a dutiful wife. Unable to withstand the embarrassment of having a wife he is not proud of, he leaves her. Han Kang used the sense of pressure to depict not only the public opinion, but also the force that drives Mr. Cheong’s actions.