Lyssie Ahern
Character Analysis on Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Finding Worth
If you had grown up in the world where men were imperial leaders of everything, and women had to get their feet bound, what would you do to prove your strength as a woman? In eighteenth-century China, women were viewed as close to nothing but child bearers, as worthless and weak people. Compared to men, they might’ve been, but women in this period of time did everything they could to help other women and their friends. They had to prove their worth through things other than a formal education, but through things taught by their natal families. From the pain of footbinding, as well as learning the women’s language, too simply learning how to make tea or embroider, women were there for each other. In Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, the women …show more content…
She was by herself. Being a matchmaker, she was a figure that people can look to for help. She had to make her own way, and this proves that she was not weak. She had to prove to the county that she was to be looked up to and she did so. She made good money for a woman by herself and afforded to live a very long life. She afforded also to help her niece get the best marriage and life as possible, by making her a laotong match who helped her learn. Snow Flower turned out to be better in her marriage because of Lily, but also because of Madame Wang. Madame Wang really helped her further her life.
When Lily married out, she had to leave her natal home. The readers could tell it was hard for her to leave, but she was ready. When she went to Snow Flower’s home for the first time, she didn’t really get that angry, possibly slightly, but she got over it with reason. She showed strength by not getting very angry even when her best friend had lied to her for around ten years. She told readers that she could deal with changes in her life as fast as they could
Character Analysis on Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Finding Worth
If you had grown up in the world where men were imperial leaders of everything, and women had to get their feet bound, what would you do to prove your strength as a woman? In eighteenth-century China, women were viewed as close to nothing but child bearers, as worthless and weak people. Compared to men, they might’ve been, but women in this period of time did everything they could to help other women and their friends. They had to prove their worth through things other than a formal education, but through things taught by their natal families. From the pain of footbinding, as well as learning the women’s language, too simply learning how to make tea or embroider, women were there for each other. In Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, the women …show more content…
She was by herself. Being a matchmaker, she was a figure that people can look to for help. She had to make her own way, and this proves that she was not weak. She had to prove to the county that she was to be looked up to and she did so. She made good money for a woman by herself and afforded to live a very long life. She afforded also to help her niece get the best marriage and life as possible, by making her a laotong match who helped her learn. Snow Flower turned out to be better in her marriage because of Lily, but also because of Madame Wang. Madame Wang really helped her further her life.
When Lily married out, she had to leave her natal home. The readers could tell it was hard for her to leave, but she was ready. When she went to Snow Flower’s home for the first time, she didn’t really get that angry, possibly slightly, but she got over it with reason. She showed strength by not getting very angry even when her best friend had lied to her for around ten years. She told readers that she could deal with changes in her life as fast as they could