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In reading this section I couldn't help feeling sorry for the father. To be a scholar and study for exams for so hard and so long and ultimately work in a laundry must have felt degrading. I also thought it was interesting that he insisted that his wife get an education before coming to America as he did not want "an ignorant villager for his American wife." (68) Despite his work in a laundry, he still wanted to have the proper appearance of an educated man with a modern wife. --Sarah Gardner | In reading this section I couldn't help feeling sorry for the father. To be a scholar and study for exams for so hard and so long and ultimately work in a laundry must have felt degrading. I also thought it was interesting that he insisted that his wife get an education before coming to America as he did not want "an ignorant villager for his American wife." (68) Despite his work in a laundry, he still wanted to have the proper appearance of an educated man with a modern wife. --Sarah Gardner | ||
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| + | Can we just talk for a moment about how powerful that story about the Taoist and immortality was? It was one of those tales that really showed how strong of an emotion love is and how essential it is to the human race. It's a universal emotion and the story really portrays how important it is to families in a very large scale. We spend so much time talking about New England and Southern families that sometimes, as historians, it's hard to remember that some basic morals are the same for every family type. -Kelly W. | ||
