I agree with the decision of O-lan, considering their circumstances and cultural norms, because in their culture the girls are not given the same treatment as the boys are. So if they would be able to eliminate one mouth they would not have to worry about feeding one more person, also Wang would have done the same thing because he is already so stressed out with feeding 5 months, not counting his. If one mouth was to be added, he would have not been able to handle the pressure, and that kind of responsibility. In addition keeping in mind that the reason that O-lan did this was to help her family, her husband as she was under pressure as if she is not able to meet the standards that Wang expects from her, then she could be removed from the house.
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In China, this kind of mindset is the reason that girls are killed, so the parents don’t have to get her married, don’t have to give her an education, don’t have to feed, and many more, towards the end the only solution they see is killing that girl. Even in today’s society not many girls get killed because of their gender, like in India. In the book, even Wang seemed to be caring towards his daughter, the man who first did not even respect women, was now feeding his child as if she was a part of him. Like he said in the book “...he felt himself fed.”. This shows that Wang would not have any problem in raising that child if she was alive. O-lan could have also done this out of selfishness, and she knew after having two boys and a girl, another girl would not just ruin her reputation in the society, but also in front of Wang. In addition she was not in the condition of providing food for herself, let aside providing it for the girl, which could also have been the reason that she killed him. Lastly, I think that killing is not the solution for any situation, no matter how worse it is, killing your own blood is not the right choice or idea. If that would be the case, like O-lan’s every mother in China would go killing their daughters to get rid of the bad luck or degrace that she would have
In China, this kind of mindset is the reason that girls are killed, so the parents don’t have to get her married, don’t have to give her an education, don’t have to feed, and many more, towards the end the only solution they see is killing that girl. Even in today’s society not many girls get killed because of their gender, like in India. In the book, even Wang seemed to be caring towards his daughter, the man who first did not even respect women, was now feeding his child as if she was a part of him. Like he said in the book “...he felt himself fed.”. This shows that Wang would not have any problem in raising that child if she was alive. O-lan could have also done this out of selfishness, and she knew after having two boys and a girl, another girl would not just ruin her reputation in the society, but also in front of Wang. In addition she was not in the condition of providing food for herself, let aside providing it for the girl, which could also have been the reason that she killed him. Lastly, I think that killing is not the solution for any situation, no matter how worse it is, killing your own blood is not the right choice or idea. If that would be the case, like O-lan’s every mother in China would go killing their daughters to get rid of the bad luck or degrace that she would have