Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Ties that break ties that bind

I thought the book was very well written. It kept my attention the only flaw was the short length of the chapters. I was amazed at how rebellious Ailin was and her attitude type which was drastically different from her sisters and family. Girls of the time were not suppose to go against generation old gender roles and traditions and she did just that. I can tell she is going to make the story more interesting with her open-mindedness to western culture and curiosity for the world and why things are the way they are.

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  1. I agree. I am most curious to see how her decision and attitude towards her family's traditions will affect her relationship with her sisters. Her sisters have gone through the foot binding and engagement, so I wonder if they will respect or resent her rebellion. I am also excited to find out if her father stands behind her decision or pushes her to obey since he seems to be reluctant.

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    1. I think that's a really good point-how will her family respond to her rebellion? The sisters may come to find it unfair that she gets freedoms they never had because of how outspoken she is. Or would they even see it as a freedom-after all, having a marriage is so important? At this point I don't think they do.

      I'm curious to see how she makes her way into a successful adult-because it seems from the prologue that she does.

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  2. It is definitely an interesting read. I am glad that they told us in the prologue that she never had her feet bound, so I don't have to worry throughout the book about having to "cover my eyes" while I read. I think that makes it all the more interesting to learn how she avoided it for so many years, and still had a successful marriage.

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  3. Right!!!!! Sarah otherwise we would be counting down the pages until we read the graphic text about how they were going to bound her feet

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  4. I am curious about the family as well especially the father. It is clear that the grandparents have the most influence in the family however he seems to have direct control over the well-being of Ailin. Thus far he has been supportive and openminded like her and I think that is what separates those two characters from the rest. I am eager to see where her path will lead to.

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  5. I am also interested to see how the family reacts. I think Ailin's grandmother and mother will have the strongest reaction because she is putting her future in jeopardy by not getting her feet bound. I think Second Sister may be more sympathetic because she is still young and understands the pain that is required. I am eager to read on about Ailin and see how she is affected by her choice of not getting her feet bound and how her father will react.

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  6. Well I'm a whole week late for this blog, (technical difficulties) but I suppose it's better late than never! As with all of you I am still anxious to see how everything is going to unfold for Ailin and her decision not to bind her feet. The book is slowly unravelling, but has yet to come to any severe consequences. So I wonder what's all going to happen as she enters adulthood and eventually moved to Anerica (as the prologue infocates).

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