Pau Tsu

Pau Tsu came over from China, where she lived the life of a porcelain doll. She sipped tea and conversed lightly with female companions. For liesure, she played the lute and wherever she went about there was nothing that was unpleasant. After coming to America, Lin Fo shattered her glass world. I believe it was to the point where after what had happened with the doctor, she would never be the same sweet girl again. I think Pau Tsu had a personality change when she told Lin Fo to come in with out Adah. She gave Lin Fo a command and seemed like she wanted to take the relationship into her own hands. When I read this story, I thought of how women were raised in China. Foot binding was a common practice beginning in the Shang Dynasty. Foot binding was for beauty but also it limited the way women participated in society. Since women were physically unable to move around much they could not influence or socialize. They were confined to the house and were merely looked upon as objects. I found Pau Tsu's character to come from this custom, where she is used to living a very life that is not so serious but revolving more around beauty.