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My Sister In China Angelou Analysis

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The similarity between the life experiences of the two sisters is both of them had the strength to choose a way of life that suited them. The sister in China who chose to remain in China traded freedom for her culture. The sister in America was not afraid to leave the familiarity of her live in China for an uncertain future in America. By going to America, she will lose the opportunity to experience Chinese culture firsthand. They both lost the freedom that the next generation would have and gained the experience of living in their native culture and accepting it as a way of life. Both sisters were admirable because of their strength to choose their way of life over their own culture and family, and were able to find harmony in their lives. …show more content…

The sister in America actually "relinquished her name", which means she's rebelliously rejecting her culture in order to get freedom. However, "but in another wilderness, the possibilities, the loneliness, can strangulate like jungle vines". She ended up being lonely and begin to realize the importance of her own hometown, like what the poem suggested, "you find you need
China: your one fragile identification". The sister in China was foot bounded and "to move freely was a luxury stolen from them at birth". She was restricted to moving freely and is only supposed to stay at her hometown. Also, in order to stay feminist, they have to wake shoes in the size of teacups without breaking it. This shows how foot bounded she was and is restricted to moving around freely.
The difference between the life experiences of two sisters is both of them have a different lifestyle. The sister in China has a very restricted lifestyle and strict culture while the sister in America has more of a carefree lifestyle. The sister in China could never leave her hometown and have to learn to walk in shoes the size of teacup to train patience and endurance, at the same time, training to be more feminist because by wearing shoes

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