Wu-Mei's Character Analysis

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Wu-Mei’s struggles to get the attention and love of her family has affected her whole being. She has suffered tremendous loneliness and abandonment among her want to reconcile with them. Even if they keep her self-esteem down, she did not give up. She successfully won the heart of her family, and finally, she felt being needed. Lacking a parent will always be a child’s missing part in his/her life’s journey, more so, if love and care is deprived to her by the people whom he/she expected to give him/her.

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