In today’s class, a quote from page 81 was mentioned. “But in spite of all I could do or say, it was there between us: that strong, invisible what? Was it the barrier of race that consciousness?” I think that this shows how even though she was happy with Liu and he treated her very well, a part of her must have been always thinking about how both of them are different and are separated by their different cultures and races. This must have been a major conflict especially back in those times. Marriages between two different cultures weren’t common so I think that it can be seen as an internal conflict that she dealt with throughout the story. It can also be seen in the first part of the story on pg. 77 when she looks at her son and wonders if she had done the right thing.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Story of One White Woman Who Married a Chinese
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I agree that this statement shows that she thought about their individual races often. I also think that this statement shows that the society in which they live never let her forget the differences between them. Not only from the American standpoint but also from the Chinese standpoint, because when Liu was concerned about whether she truly loved him or not was based on outside pressures into their marriage. I do not think the outside should play a role in a marriage, because in an already controversial situation there is no room for doubt. I think she truly loved Liu and he truly loved her, because if not the marriage would have been broken up by outside influences.
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