The Red Bamboo Analysis

This marks a new stage in the narrator's emotions, as she is glum upon his exit. It is clearly evident that the speaker is worried about her husband's journey because of line sixteen, which states, "Through the Gorges of Ch'u-t'ang, of rock and whirling water." This line shows that the husband is travelling through dangerous terrain. Throughout the third stanza, the narrator is said to slowly transition into a depression phase, as she dearly misses her husband. In lines twenty-three to twenty-five, the narrator sees butterflies flying "two by two" in the garden, and she feels very depressed upon seeing this because the butterflies are all together with their spouses, while she isn't. In line twenty-six, the speaker uses imagery to describe her emotion. She fears that she might start to look pale because of her

Granny Lin becomes very affectionate towards Old Tang during the short period she takes care of him. While bathing him the text states that, "Old Tang is the only man Granny Lin has seen in full nakedness" (Li 9). This new sight is fascinating to her but she becomes reluctant and almost afraid, "The frail nakedness filled her heart with a tenderness she had never experienced, and she has since tended his body with motherly hands" (Li 9). I argue that she is afraid because the thought of a naked man has been foreign to her never having have experienced it. She does not know how to approach how she is feeling. She has never experienced having emotional attachment to any man and believes that this is “love”. This could be compared to “young love”, and how people often criticize teens for not understanding what love is. Although, experience and age shapes new ideas of love. I think these are the ideas that Li was trying to portray.

Pandas have undergone an interesting history as they evolved from their Kretzoiarctos beatrix ancestors. They look a lot different than they did before. They’ve evolved to now have six toes, which help it eat different types of bamboo. Thanks to the bamboo, its adaptations have changed, along with the panda itself.

In the movie The Joy Luck Club, Huang Taitai would treat Lindo like trash and she would abuse her, “ She stood from her chair, walked over to me, and slapped my face.” Lindo was viewed as nothing more than just a piece of property. She was pressured to have sex with her husband even when either one of them had no interest in one another. Lindo was confined to be in bed rest and to take certain remedies so that it could help with her “pregnancy.” She is just used as the holder of a child and as a servant for Tyan-yu and his family. Even though she was treated like a servant more than a wife she was obliged to tend to her family and to do all their

In this move, the Chinese community expects women to get married for procreation purposes. For instance, Wai Tung is being by his mother to get so that he can give her a granddaughter against his will. At the long last he gets married to satisfy his nagging parents to a female tenant. The movie creates a notion that a woman needs a man to achieve something in life because Wei Wei gets married to a gay landlord because she needs a green card. In this case, the marriage between Tung and Wei becomes a marriage of convenience. This scene portrays an aspect of China traditions that women are tools of sex in that part where Mr. Gao insists on throwing a wedding banquet for the couple. After the party and all the drinking, Wai Tung and Wei Wei are put to bed, and things get out of hand. Also, the movie reveals another purpose of female in traditional Chinese culture, which is human production. Tung’s father doesn’t care if his son is homosexual or not as long as he gets a grandchild. Tung’s parents only want Wei to give their family the next generation.

In the beginning, the boat this girl is in is being is tossed on the sea, and comparing this to her restless feelings of being forced to be with this man that she does not want to be with. In the next stanza, she described the she found that her brothers “were angry with [her]” (Book of Songs). This girl clearly feels that her brothers are not at her defense as she does not believe that she should be forced to marry a man of her choice. It also shows that she may potentially be doing something that is going against their family beliefs, as her entire family is angry at her. There is a clear sad mood in this first song because she expresses that she would rather be with someone much more desirable, and that she is not fond of this chosen person. The second song, called I Beg You, Zhong Zi, is about a girl who loves but her family does not appreciate her choice. In the first stanza, she clearly express that she loves this man, but she tells him not “break the windows [they] planted” or else her family will be angry. This means that her family is more important than her lover, as she prevents her lover from entering because she does not want to anger her family. The third song, called Splendid, shows a relationship between a man and a woman. The women in this song describes how splendid, strong and magnificent this man she met was. She clearly shows true fondness towards this man she meet “between the hills of Nao” (Book of Songs). The fourth song, called High

From the love of her life, also known as the minister’s son, Robert, who was at the dinner table, all the way to the cultural differences in manners caused Tan to depreciate her family traditions on that Christmas dinner because she was unaware of what the American family was thinking of her Chinese traditional dinner. However as we age and become older we also gain a lot of wisdom and understanding of the reality we live in through hard times and challenging situations, which we witness happening with Tan in her essay.

The song “ The Rose” by Bette Midler is some sort similar to the chapter the “ The Red Candle.” In the chapter “The Red Candle” it talks about a girl named Lindo Jong, which is forced to marry a boy from another family, that she doesn’t like. In song it talks about different types of love gentle love like a flower, sharp love like a razor and soothing love like a river. I think in this situation in the book love is like a razor, because their love is not really and it is cutting her up inside. The part that is like the razor is “ Of course, now I know the tree-trunked lady was the old village matchmaker, and the other was Huang Taitai, the mother of the boy I would be forced to marry.” The song sort of similar to this scene, because it talks

My mother unwrapped something in her lap. It was her chang, a small tablet of red jade which held the sun's fire. " Is luck," she whispered, and tucked it into my dress pocket” (Tan, 1985). The gifting supports that there is an importance placed on Chinese traditions; however, there is also significance surrounding the American way.

The book Six Records of a Floating Life by Shen Fu examines the historical significance of gender roles and relationships in China. Women in China have to follow strict Confucian ideas shown from the Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial, the Analects and the Mencius that exert strong social control over their lives. In Shen Fu’s book, we explore the representation of the female gender through the character of Yün’s from Shen Fu’s point of view, and gain insight into the required positive characteristics a wife should have and the social effects of these societal preferences. In addition to Yün, Shen Fu sheds further light into a woman’s roles through his interactions with concubines and singsong girls. Through this exploration of the different stratum of Chinese society, we see the far-reaching effects of the social pressures suffered among all women throughout the book.

1)Lost yourself in the mind blowing flavors of the signature dish of Bamboo Shoots, the Chilly Potato.

Shang bronzes motifs varies from animal figures with recognizable real-life model to stylized animal figures stem from legend and myths. The meaning of those bronze motifs has long been seen as one of the major enigmas existed in the realm of ancient China studies. From as early as the Song Dynasty, antiquarians and scholars have been devoted to decode and analyze the potential functions of Shang bronze decor.

There are two houses; Jias’ that has tremendous wealth while the Ningguo house does not. The main character of the novel is the carefree heir of the family Jia Baoyu. He does not care or is concerned with money or wealth, all he wants is to live and not be a prisoner in his family. He is in love with Lin Daiyu that he has a deep connection with, while he is predestined to marry someone else. Xue Baochai has enough qualities to be the ideal wife and daughter in law but Baoyu does not have an emotional connection with her. Jia Baoyu has to face a tragedy with this love triangle along with family morals, duty and honor. This is a similar type of novel as Romeo and Juliet, tragic love story. In this type of genre, western culture has European literature. He was taught and believed in obeisance for family and elders along with religion, “My spiritual lords," he said, as he smiled, "accept my obeisance"(Meng Chapter 1,135). He showed respect and honor to his elders and lords as a sign of respect and honoring them. There were other cases in which in eastern culture and literature they would have to face such as arranged marriage. Men and women there aren’t able to always follow their own will and heart. In their culture they have elders find a suitable match for them and going against elders is not acceptable and is against their honor. They want to do as

For example, the Bamboo tile symbolizes the useful and adaptable spirit, which later foreshadowed the divorce between Lindo and her husband. Furthermore, a common motif in this novel is sexism, sexism is a problem in both Chinese and American cultures. For example, in China, because An-mei’s mother is raped by her future husband, she must marry him to preserve her honor; whereas he, as a man, can marry any number of women without being judged. As a result of this, An-mei’s mother is renounced by her mother, Popo, because of the notions of purity and virtue held by the Chinese society. Lindo also experiences sexism when she is forced to live as a servant to her mother-in-law and husband, she is repressed, and must corform to the role of submission. When Lindo is married, she and her husband light a red candle with a wick at each end. If the candle burns all night without either end extinguishing prematurely, custom says that the marriage will be successful and happy. The success of marriage is determined through the candle, and the candle functions as a symbol of traditional Chinese culture because it explicates the ancient beliefs and customs surrounding

Chinese New Year is the most widely celebrated tradition in Asia. The tradition is usually celebrated on the first day of the first month on the Chinese Lunar calendar. This tradition is rooted in centuries-old customs and is one of the most popular public holidays in China. Apart from China, this tradition is also celebrated in many Asian countries like Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, and Japan. There are many values and rituals tied with this tradition. For example, people would wear red clothing, decorate the house with red paper, and give children "lucky money" in red envelopes. According to legend, it is said that red can drive away bad luck, which is why the color red is highly emphasized. In myths, our ancestors would