Reliable authority

What is the difference between Mark writing an article about China town, and what Sui Sin Far is doing (IGNORE the seduction of Pan)? Does the mere fact Sui Sin Far is half Chinese allow her to be a reliable authority, while Mark's whiteness makes him a thief of culture and tradition?


For Mark, wring an aticle about China town was not as personal as it was for Pan. He was looking for a story, an article that was needed for his career. To him, the article was part of his job. In Pan's view, it was personal. She showed him what had made her into the person she was now. The way Pan showed him China town was through very innocent eyes. Sui Sin Far portrayed Pan through innocence. Sui Sin Far made it seem that the Chinese were innocent and that the Americans were always the perpetrators. I do not think that because Sui Sin Far is half Chinese that she is a reliable source. She cannot speak for what every person has went through. Mark's whiteness does not make him a thief of culture and tradition. It seems as if he were very curious, and had no intentions of harming Pan.