Han Dynasty Women

The Han Dynasty expectation for women in China to present virtues of “superior being” in different ways in which they can be both responsible for themselves and the members of the community. Superior being is described as having good qualities, self-respect, be responsible, and self-reliance and other objectives that can regard women as being extremely different in the society. The lecture also described superior being in Confucians China as qualities educated women should possess.
The first quality expected from women to present the virtues of superior being is to be humble. The writer demonstrated humility expected of women in the China society under the Han Dynasty as a small girl placed underneath the bed and given fragment pottery to play with and later publicize her birth to her predecessor (Nystorm 115.) The girl been placed lower than the bed would signify humility that should be expected of a woman. The pottery given to the girl means that she should not be idle and needs to be …show more content…
Women should love and care for their family, and teach the children. The China society expected women to have their family as the first priority. It is the duty of a woman to take care of the children, do other house chores, advice their husband and maintain their household. In order to present the virtues of superior being women must respect their husbands. Disobedience to their husband is not allowed because any disobedience to their husband can lead to divorce. Women are expected to be different from others because in order to be regarded as superior being they must be good role models, and have good manner. The Chinese society believed that in order for women to serve their husband they must be quiet, have good character and avoid unnecessary interaction. Moreover, women are expected to be matured enough to resolve situations in their family and must avoid external affair to resolve