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Bella: Chapter 10 - Page 122 (Spoiler ⚠️)

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Bella: Chapter 10 - Page 122 (Spoiler ⚠️)

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"She took a pouch from her pocket and handed it over. It was the bag of money I had put on Big Uncle's table. 'Your uncle told me he was afraid you might wind up in some hole aboard the ship. He wanted to make sure that you'd have accomodations suitable for a daughter of the Tao family. "
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That quote really touched me. It showed that maybe Big Uncle actually cared about Ailin after all of those years.

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Pg 100: I was very shocked when Mr.Warner started insulting Ailin about her religion and criticizing her because the author made me think that he was a nice and polite guy and Mrs.Warner was the "Bad Cop". I had that impression because a few pages back, MRS. Warner was the one to bring up that Ailin was teaching chinese brush characters to Mr.Warner (And she did not seem happy). I also noticed that when Mrs.Warner brought that up, Mr.Warner said "I dont see anything wrong with that" (Pg 98).

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Mrs Morris' analysis of this quote and its significance, impact on the reader and what the quote suggests about Ailin's characterization.

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Pg 68: "Generations of girls had to suffer excruciating pain because somebody unknown had decreed that big feet were unacceptable in upper-class society."

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Pg 68: "Generations of girls had to suffer excruciating pain because somebody unknown had decreed that big feet were unacceptable in upper-class society."

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Pg 70: Its been several years since the Revolution

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Pg 70: Its been several years since the Revolution

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Page 60: "You're right, our families were very close," Mrs. Liu murmured. She looked up at me and after a moment she sighed. "I want to tell you that our decision about breaking your engagement was a very hard one. We agonized over it for many months. I am truly sorry, Ailin." I love this quote because it makes me wonder if Mrs. Liu broke her engagement alone and why she would apologize to Ailin. It also shows me that Mrs. Liu wasn't happy with the decision but shes really connected to tradition and wanted Ailin to bind her feet. 

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Page 60: "You're right, our families were very close," Mrs. Liu murmured. She looked up at me and after a moment she sighed. "I want to tell you that our decision about breaking your engagement was a very hard one. We agonized over it for many months. I am truly sorry, Ailin." I love this quote because it makes me wonder if Mrs. Liu broke her engagement alone and why she would apologize to Ailin. It also shows me that Mrs. Liu wasn't happy with the decision but shes really connected to tradition and wanted Ailin to bind her feet. 

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my quote is from chapter 8, on page 87 where Ailin says: "I'm fourteen." I said instantly, Miss Gilbertson raised her eyebrows, I thought she was still 6-7. When I saw that she was already 14 I was shocked, the time on this book pass very fast

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my quote is from chapter 8, on page 87 where Ailin says: "I'm fourteen." I said instantly, Miss Gilbertson raised her eyebrows, I thought she was still 6-7. When I saw that she was already 14 I was shocked, the time on this book pass very fast

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Page 67: "But I thought it's to please the MEN that women's feet are bound!"  I think that this quote shows the gender inequality of China, 1911, and it makes me wonder why kids are being taught such things?                                                 Edit: I also think that if kids are the future of a country they will one day inherit, why are they being told these sort of things? To lead a country that was functioning badly like it was before? Why do closed minded people, such as Big Uncle believe that the country is functioning badly when it comes to the government, but they want to keep the ways that make it function badly? Why are they so tied to tradition that they will keep old ways that they are complaining about? -  Jules.                                     

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Page 67: "But I thought it's to please the MEN that women's feet are bound!"  I think that this quote shows the gender inequality of China, 1911, and it makes me wonder why kids are being taught such things?                                                 Edit: I also think that if kids are the future of a country they will one day inherit, why are they being told these sort of things? To lead a country that was functioning badly like it was before? Why do closed minded people, such as Big Uncle believe that the country is functioning badly when it comes to the government, but they want to keep the ways that make it function badly? Why are they so tied to tradition that they will keep old ways that they are complaining about? -  Jules.                                     

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"This is my friend, Zhang Xueyan. She and I go to the same school." I was super glad that she finally went to school and made a friend, also that she told Hanwei about that!

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Page 58
I was called to the school office and was told to return home. Grandma was having another stroke and was dying. This shocked me since I thought that Grandma would make it through the entire book.

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"Granmother had had another stroke and was dying." On this part I felt really bad for the Tao family because evryone liked grandma. And especially Ailin because grandma was kind and super loving towards her. (page 58) Livia

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"Father wanted me to go to this school. He died only a week ago. Are you planning to go against his wishes already?" I think that big uncle no longer tried to hide his fury.

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"Has he made a decision about my future?"
That means that since fathers death, big uncle that will be deciding Ailin's future.

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Page 58: "I had seen very little of second sister since her marriage and had forgotten how comforting her arms felt around my shoulders". I really liked how the author used the word comforting. It shows how Ailin missed her sister and she seemed sad and scared. And I feel like Second sister was  probably the person Ailin most trusted.

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Page 69 : Father's illness was something I had tried to push to the back of my mind.

This means that she does not want father to die because then Big Uncle will make all of her life decisions for her.

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"Father died 5 weeks later." Here I felt really sad becasue Ailin had lost all her suport that was her father and her grandmother. And also becasue father was kind and was super suportive twards Ailin like no foot binding and going to public school. (page 71 Livia)

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"looking at my friends determined face ,i decided she might be able to do just that." this shows that Eileen looks up to her friend and they inspire her.

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"We woul be delighted if you would accept the position of amah for Grace and Billy." I really like this quote becasue it is kind of like the ticket to Ailinis future out of a house were the house "leader" hates her. And also becasue I think Ailin will have a lot of fun. (page 88) Livia

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Page 82: You can become one of three things: a nun, a farmer's wife, or a concubine of the Feng family.

This basically means that Big Uncle wants Ailin to do what he wants by giving her two horrible options and the one option that he wants her to pick.

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Pg 60: "you're right, our families were very close" Mrs.Liu mumbled.

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In page 61, Ailin thinks, "I didn't know which made him angrier: Mother's daring to break into a serious conversation about the outside world or the idea of my studying to become a teacher."

Ms.Namioka is using the word "daring" to describe mother when she speaks up at the table. This shows how excluded women were, how they had to keep quiet and weren't even allowed to talk during conversations at dinner.

We understand from Ailin's perspective that Big Uncle possesses an Ancient Mindset, one which implies that men should be the only ones to participate in discussions and that young women shouldn't attend school.

This quote really makes the reader realize how little women were valued, since women usually speak up during conversations. The author is giving the reader a strong example to enforce the reader's understanding at the lengths to which the discrimination went to.

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On page 76, this moment is laid upon our eyes, "Listening to the speeches by the outstanding students of the graduating class, I realized that I would never be one of these girls onstage, looking tearful, joyous, and proud."
This quote touched me, and I believe it touched many other readers. Lensey Namioka is describing marvellous feelings, that any young woman or man should have the right to feel and that we are all going to feel, and showing us how that special moment is being strapped away from Ailin due to the ancient Chinese ways.
Ms.Namioka's touching description of a moment that will be planted in every person's memory for ever touches all readers, young or old, and makes them emphathize with Ailin.
In this quote, we learn more about the theme of gender inequality in the book, since young women, if not coming from families who had an open and modern mindset, were not able to attend school, recieve an education, and experience such wonderful moments in their lives.

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The first sentence of Chapter Seven says, "Big Unclde made his move on an evening in late summer, when the first cool breezes began to blow through the courtyards."
This quote's word choice tells me two things.
The first, with the use of "Big Uncle made his move", shows us that Ailin doesn't have any loving feelings towards Big Uncle, and that she considers him an enemy. Making "his move" indicates that Ailin has to beat him in a game. Is this game Ailin's future and life?
The second thing refers to the mention of a cool breeze coming in during the last days of summer. I believe that this has more to it than just telling us the climate. The summer is the period of prosperity, plants grow in the sun there, and although you have to work hard to water the plants, they surely will thrive in the summer. The winter, instead, is a time where crops do not grow due to the cold, and it's full of sickness. I am reminding you this because I believe the seasons here symbolize that the time of prosperity, education, learning and happiness for Ailin is ending, and a new time of hard work, harshness and challenges is about to begin. The cold breeze coming in symbolizes that it is all just getting started. In addition, when everyone stops to laugh because of Big Uncle, it also indicates Ailin's period of happiness is about to end due to him.
This is warning us that a big change is about to come up for Ailin. It is excpected, since everyone knows that when the sun leaves, the summer is bound to end.

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1. Chaper Eight
In Chapter Eight, Big Uncle says, ""I loved your father," he said in a strangled voice. "That's why you may leave this room alive.""
This quote shows a lot of different things. For one, the author's choice of words, so harsh and cruel, has an impact on the reader and makes them realize that people in Ancient China would kill children if they didn't behave the way men wanted them to.
In addition, we see gender discrimination.   Big Uncle claims that the only ereason Ailin is alive is because of her father. Well, Father happens to be a male, and Ailin happens to be a female. I do not believe that if a male child, like Little Brother, had behaved the same way as Ailin, Big Uncle would have said the same things.

2. Chapter Eight
The last paragraph (2 sentences) of Chapter Eight is, "For the first time I understood the price I was paying for my rebellion. I had been exiled from my own people, and I had entered a world that despised what I had been taught to value."
The differences between the outside world are seen throughout this quote. Ailin is facing a lot of struggles to find a place in society, and this adds to that theme. Right now, Ailin is in a situation where she can't go back home, but she doesn't feel at home in this new habitat either. We have arrived in a point in the story where Ailin is seeking the place where she belongs.
Moreover, the author is using words such as "despised" or "exiled" to enforce the gravity of the situation. This impacts the reader, because it makes them understand that this is no easy situation that Ailin is in.

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GEORGE

"Maybe they want their daughters to experience the same pain they themselves had to endure." Pg68

I think Xueyan is a good thinker and that answer is kinda right but mostly the parents force their daughters to bind feet because of culture and tradition.

MCDONALDS IS BETTER THAN BURGER KING

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Mrs. Liu bent her head to wipe her eyes. "I know you're sad, "she said in a muffled voice. "You loved your grandmother very much."
Mrs. Liu says this after grandmother died and that Ailin loved her grandmother and that is sad.

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                    George                                                    Pg 76 "I don't think about him anymore. He is out of my life."

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I think this shows how Ailin feels about Mrs.Liu not about Hanwei. She feels mad that Mrs.Liu broke the engagement just because she had big feet. In my opinion Ailin still thinks about him and still wishes that they were engaged.

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P. 69 "Father's illness was something I had tried to push to the back of my mind." Father had just died a few days ago and Ailin was trying to wash it away from her mind about father dying from Lung Disease because if she kept thinking about it she would be crying and would be very sad.

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P.81 " You're the last person to talk about disgracing the Tao family!" cried big uncle. "By refusing to have your feet, you've made it impossible for us to arrange a decent marriage for you!" So big uncle is forcing Ailin to marry a 7 year old boy but it's too early for this she is 5 years old. Big Uncle is insisting Ailing to bind her feet so she can get a decent marriage with the 7 year old boy.

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Pg 71 "Second sisters voice was shaky "Ailin, you'll have to think about what you will do when fathers... when father is no longer to support you."
This quote from her is very upsetting but very true. Without father, Ailin only had few options for her future from Big Uncle. Becoming a nun, a farmer's wife, and other options. For men, they could become whatever they liked, but for women, it could only be those options if the woman didn't marry or bind her feet. Ailin had multiple inner conflicts because of these options that Big Uncle gave her. For example, she would refuse to do any of those three options. But, she also had to do one of those. So, her mind was really confused. She also had exterior conflicts. Like the conflicts with Big Uncle about becoming an Amah for a family. Big Uncle didn't accept this outcome until the day that Ailin left the house (Page 90).

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"It's been seven years since the revolution" 

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"It's been seven years since the revolution" 

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''This is my friend Zhang Xueyan. She and I go to the same school.''
I noticed how Zhang Xueyan became friends with Ailin really fast and I would never think that in Ailin's new school she would find another girl with similar thinking about most things like binding their feet. At first when Ailin came to her new school I thought she would be the main thinker in her school and tell other girls about how she will not get her feet bound and will not marry not the one who is told. I think the author did that to show that in the story not only Ailin didn't want to go through all of this but other girls too. Rafa

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''It was getting harder to ignore telltale signs of father's lung disease: the fits of coughing, which ended with blood on his handkerchiefs.'' This shows how Ailin is sad about how father doesn't feel well and can't believe that a person that always is by her side for everything has a big possibility of passing away. Rafa

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Chapter 9 Page 102                                                      "During my next two years with the Warner's, I lived wholly as Eileen, and only rarely did the girl known as Ailin emerge."                                                            This shows the reader that the foreigner name she was given is the more common one for the Warner family. While Ailin might like her foreigner name, is it possible she has a stronger connection with her birth Chinese name? What will be the received reaction if her family heard what the Warner's were calling her?

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Chapter 9 Page 102                                                      "During my next two years with the Warner's, I lived wholly as Eileen, and only rarely did the girl known as Ailin emerge."                                                            This shows the reader that the foreigner name she was given is the more common one for the Warner family. While Ailin might like her foreigner name, is it possible she has a stronger connection with her birth Chinese name? What will be the received reaction if her family heard what the Warner's were calling her?

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''Has he made a decision about my future?''
Since your father's death, Ailin, Big Uncle is the one who will be deciding your future.''

That clearly tells that from now on Big Uncle will be deciding Ailin's future.

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"you're the last person to talk about disgracing the Tao family!"

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"you're the last person to talk about disgracing the Tao family!"

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‘‘I sat outside with Mother and Little Brother. I was trying to teach him an English song about some mice who were blind. The maids were giggling , and even Mother wore a happy smile. Little Brother laughed so hard that he slipped from his stool and lay on his back, waving his legs in the air.’’
I chose this quote to make you think about Little Brother. he is not the main character, and does not appear a lot. I f you stop and think, Ailin lost many people, Her Grandmother, her dad, her Grandfather, and both of her sisters. Little brother lost all this, and someday, will lose Ailin too. This is a moment he will probably remeber, about.

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Pg.59- "There were so many mourners for Grandmother that our family didn't have to hire professional criers."

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Pg.59- "There were so many mourners for Grandmother that our family didn't have to hire professional criers."

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Professional criers seem so weird if you think about it and why would people even have to hire them? For "popularity" and liking of the person?! Thats just insane!!!! Imagine a professional crier at your funeral, would you like it? Of course not! It just says that many people don't really like you!

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pg 60: "You're right, our families were very close" Mrs.Liu mumbled

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pg 60: "You're right, our families were very close" Mrs.Liu mumbled

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"big uncle came to eat with us almost every night. in addition to complaining about his wives, he complained about the outside world." i cannot imagen eating dinner with someone who complains all the time and is rude, i don't know how Ailin did it.

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There were so many mourners for Grandmother that our family didn't have to hire professional criers.

A lot of people must have really loved Grandmother if they didn't have to hire professional criers.

But why would you want someone that you didn't even know at your funeral FAKE crying for you. They don't even care about you they just want the money.

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"I told Xueyan about the situation at home, and she spread the news to the other students" Pg-74

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"I told Xueyan about the situation at home, and she spread the news to the other students" Pg-74

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What I learned about the character is that Ailin really trusts Xueyan a lot and I think Xueyan feels the same way. I think the author's language is that you never know what is going on at home so never laugh I think.

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"i loved your father that is why you may leave this room alive" WHAT?! this is a very personal opinion but i dislike big uncle a LOT, this man has anger issues.

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Bettina - pg 59 "there were so many mourners at grandmothers funeral that our family dint even need to hire proffecional cryers" imagine having actors that cry at your funeral it means that people don't love you at least grandma was very loved

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On page 58 it says 'Grandmother had another stroke and was dying." When i read this i was shocked. I did not think Grandmother was going to die. I feel so bad for Ailin because she is losing a person that she loves.

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Every time that Ailin sees her dad coughing she worries if her dad is going to die.
Ailin was worried because at that time there was a sickness that the people of China were dying. I also felt really bad when Ailin saw her dad coughing blood.

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"when big uncle threatened to have me strangled and thrown down a well"
I cannot believe that anyone in their right mind would kill their brothers daughter after they died, that is just OBSCENE!!

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"I admit the fighting in Hunan and Hubei did not spread to our region" big uncle said "but up in the north some of the warlords are getting ready to crave up the country" father looked less worried.

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Pg: 71 "Ailin, you'll have to think about what you will do when Father. . . when Father is no longer here to support you." I could tell second sister was very scared for Ailin. And this page really impacted me I felt so sad for Ailin because I already new she would have to leve school. And her uncle would have to decide her future.

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"but it was getting harder to ignore the telltale sighs of fathers lung disease. the fits coughing, witch ended with blood on his handkerchiefs". I felt bad for Ailin because she had already lost her grandma now her father witch was the only person in the family that supported her.

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Pg 69 "fathers illness was something  I tried to push away"

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Pg 69 "fathers illness was something  I tried to push away"

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This is a quote that might be not so important but its a rally good quote because it explains how shes feeling in that chapter about her dad trying to not think about it.

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Page 81- "Has he made a decision about my future?"                         Pg.82- "You can become one of three things: a nun, a famers wife, or a concubine of the Feng family. The choice is yours."

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Page 81- "Has he made a decision about my future?"                         Pg.82- "You can become one of three things: a nun, a famers wife, or a concubine of the Feng family. The choice is yours."

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I think the author wants us to feel sad about Ailin but at the same time for us to feel like she is going to be brave and stand up for herself. We don't really know what is going to happen to her but we want her to have a good life and to whatever she wants to do. Another thing that I thought when I was reading this part of the book is how did ailing not try to fight her uncle since she really wanted to become a teacher?

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On page 69 it says "Fathers illness was something i had tried to push to the back of my head." this made me so sad because Alin had just lost her Grandmother and now she is losing her Father that helped her get into school.

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"I stood with the rest of the Tao family and added my voice into the wailing. there were so many mourners for Grandmother that my family didn't have to hire professional criers." that quote explains how Grandmother was important to the family and the family didn't have to hire professional criers to cry at her funeral
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but on second sisters face i saw regret."iv always been so nosy," i mumbled "everybody keeps saying so"

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''Maybe they want their daughters to experience the same pain they themselves had to endure.''

This shows how Xueyan has a good mentality, but she is wrong. The true reason why women need to bind their feet is because of tradition and culture.

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''Has he made a decision about my future?''
Ever Since your father died, Big Uncle is the one who will be deciding your future.''

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Pg-80 "Since your Father's death, Ailin, Big Uncle is the one who will be deciding your future. Please don't make him angry."

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Pg-80 "Since your Father's death, Ailin, Big Uncle is the one who will be deciding your future. Please don't make him angry."

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This is the part when the maids come to the garden to tell Ailin that Big Uncle wants to meet her in his room.What I learned about the character is that Ailin will not be deciding her future Big uncle is since Big Uncle is now the head and Father is dead.I felt really bad for Ailin because in my opinion I think Ailin should choose her future not Big Uncle!I don't really know the authors impact but the story was sad at first when I saw this quote.

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*SPOILER ALERT* READ WITH CAUTION!

Chapter 11

¨I've made my decision¨ I told Mr. Warner, ¨I'm not returning to China with you. I'm staying in America.¨ This shows me that Ailin is capable of making big decisions at a young age.

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Pg 59 Mrs liu bent her head to wipe her eyes "I know your sad" she said in a muffled voice.

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Pg 59 Mrs liu bent her head to wipe her eyes "I know your sad" she said in a muffled voice.

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She feels bad for ailin because she feels what ailin is feeling for the grandmothers death, just like the grandfathers and for the engagement broken with hawain.

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"Big Uncle's plans for my future worried me more than anything else." That means that Ailin is worried about Big Uncle deciding her future.

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Pg: 82 "I new better than to relax, who could protect me."  I felt really bad for Ailin here but why didn't her mom step up? I think the auther wanted to show us how stressed and scared Ailin is and that she was hopeless.

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"how old are you my dear?" "four teen" I said quickly I thought she was like 10

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Pg.77- "we were both intoxicated: She by the joy of teaching and I by the joy of learning."

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Pg.77- "we were both intoxicated: She by the joy of teaching and I by the joy of learning."

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When I was reading these chapters I was thinking how much does Ailin really love studying? I answered my own question with this quote she REALLY enjoyed studying with Miss Gilberston. I feel very connected to Ailin at this part because we both value education and I also love studying (depending on the subject).

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'' You will not be returning to school'' Sad Big Uncle.

This shows how Big Uncle follow correctly the culture and tradition

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Pg 60 "By the time I reached grandmother's room she was unconscious. Listening to her gasping for breath, I remembered her wheezy laughter and her pretending anger every time one of my pranks were reported."
This quote shows me how traumatizing this scene was. If I saw my own grandmother die in front of my eyes it would've taken me years to recuperate. What makes this scene even more depressing is that Ailin was not on relatively good terms with her grandmother when she passed.

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On chapter 6 on the end of the page 71, there is a quote like this, " Father died five weeks later. The funeral rites were not as elaborate as those for grandmother. "
When she says that, I almost cried. I felt really bad for her because she already lost her grandmother and know her father. And her father was the person that protected her, respected, her and he would support her decisions. He would understand if she didn't want to bound her feet.

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Pg.98- I don't want the children to learn heathen language"

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Pg.98- I don't want the children to learn heathen language"

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I was very surprised at this part that Mrs. Warner said because there are so many different cultures that were living in her household and now she is saying that it is a heathen language? For example when they are doing grace at the dinner table Ailin didn't understand it but still did it that explains that Ailin doesn't really understand the American culture but Ms. Warner also doesn't.

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Page 87

''I'm fourteen,'' I said instantly. Miss gilbertson raising her eyebrows, since she knew I was not quite thirteen.

Ailin told the Warners that she is fourteen because according to chinese reckoning, a person is one year old at the moment of birth, and another year is added to everyone's age on New Year's Day, Since Ailin had been born in November, she was counted as two when she was less than 3 months old. Therefore, Ailin was telling the absolute truth when she said that she is fourteen.

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Pg 72"Your NOT returning to school" big uncle said  "why not" ailin said                                             "because NO" I manged to make my lips smile            "I used to say that, of course when I was younger"

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Pg 72"Your NOT returning to school" big uncle said  "why not" ailin said                                             "because NO" I manged to make my lips smile            "I used to say that, of course when I was younger"

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This means shes getting way more naughty and rebellious that the past and that is really impressive how shes improving in the world.

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" Since your father's death, Ailin, Big Uncle is the one who will be deciding your future. Please don't make him angry." This means. that since Ailin's father passed away Big Uncle is going to decide her future.

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"Its been seven years since the revolution. We still have some problems with the transition from the imperial government to the republic. We have to learn how other countries have dealt with the transition." This quote shows me that her country still didn't have made a full transition from the imperial government to the republic such as the other country.

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Chapter 10 Page 121-122                                "Ailin - You've cut your hair."                               "Xueyan - Is that all you can say after all the trouble I took to find you?!"                                                                        I love this quote because it shows the reader what kind of friendship they share to be able to joke around as Ailin is leaving China and after she hadn't seen Xueyan in 3 entire years and maybe a few months more.

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Chapter 10 Page 121-122                                "Ailin - You've cut your hair."                               "Xueyan - Is that all you can say after all the trouble I took to find you?!"                                                                        I love this quote because it shows the reader what kind of friendship they share to be able to joke around as Ailin is leaving China and after she hadn't seen Xueyan in 3 entire years and maybe a few months more.

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Page: 60 "So this is your school Ailin?" I am Happy she went to a school. When she met Hanwei he told her about public schools and since then she really wanted to go, I am glad her dad made that happen.

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Big uncle's  plans for my future worried me more than anything else

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Big uncle's  plans for my future worried me more than anything else

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"Ailin you'll have to think about what you will do when father... when father is no longer here to support you."
- I think this quote shows a lot, how Ailin will always think about her father. That he was the one who always helped her when needed. Also, we can see that the second sister is very worried about Ailin. Sometimes when I read I put myself in the characters' feelings.-
Clara

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I was shocked when her mother said "I'm sorry this is my fault for not being harsher on foot binding" when Ailin realized that her mother thought her only point was to get Ailin a good husband!

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  Justus                          ¨ It made me angry to hear a foreigner criticize the former religion of my country ¨  

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  Justus                          ¨ It made me angry to hear a foreigner criticize the former religion of my country ¨  

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this shows that ailin is still going against her country laws (like binding feet) yet shes still patriotic to china

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Pg 63: "Maybe she thinks she can transform herself into a foreigner! She can put some clay on her nose to make her nose look bigger and dye her bright red.

That shows how some people's perspective sees other people and that were all different in some way.

Muhamid ali

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"By refusing to have your feet bound, you've made it impossible for us to arrange a decent marrige for you!"| In acient China, for women binding feet was a very strong beauty standard if you dont bind your feet you cant do so many things in life at acient China but still Ailin refused to have her feet bound.

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"I'd better go before Big uncle gets even angrier with me"
- I think Ailin has had a lot of difficult things throughout her life. Also, Big uncle will prepare her future. Cause father died. Sometimes people may be forced in life and we need to do what our parents say to us. And it is a very good lesson to know.-
Clara

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Chapter 10 Page 124-125                              "If you had taken the trouble to ask I could have told you that while I'm in the third class, the little boy is a second-class passenger. Now, will you provide me with some cookies suited to his station?" I love this quote because it shows the readers that Ailin is not afraid to stand up for herself. She speaks in the tone of one of her teachers and doesn't seem to care what he thinks or not. She shows through out the story that she will not be bullied by a Chinese bartender, Big Uncle, or anyone else!

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Chapter 10 Page 124-125                              "If you had taken the trouble to ask I could have told you that while I'm in the third class, the little boy is a second-class passenger. Now, will you provide me with some cookies suited to his station?" I love this quote because it shows the readers that Ailin is not afraid to stand up for herself. She speaks in the tone of one of her teachers and doesn't seem to care what he thinks or not. She shows through out the story that she will not be bullied by a Chinese bartender, Big Uncle, or anyone else!

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"If we women are so powerful, why do we submit to the torture of having our bound feet?"
- I think that this shows that women pass a lot of hard things through their lives. Also, it shows that in China women's gender is having bound feet. (starting from 7 years old.) I stay happy that it shows that women's are very happy to be powerful but sometimes women's pass in difficult things in the way of having the right way of being beautiful.-
Clara

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Pg 69: "Father's illness was something I had to push to the back of my mind." At the beginning of chapter six, I noticed that the only thing that was in Ailin's mind was her father's sickness. She knew he was dying and she loved him a lot, and she also had just been accepted on a public school and now that her father is dying Ailin knows Big Uncle will make her quit school when he's on control of the family. I think this quote is very sad because of how Ailin cares about her father and Ailin loves him and knowing that he'll die soon must feel very bad, also knowing that your worst enemy from the family will be in charge.

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" Listening to her gasping for breath, I remembered her wheezy laughter and her pretending anger every time one of my pranks were reported."

In chapter 5 page Ailin saw her grandmother died it was a traumatizing seen. imagen you seeing your grandmother die in front of you. ö

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p60 "Big Uncle himself, of course, couldn't run the household.  That was a woman's job."  I think that this is one of many quotes that establishes what each genders role is in the household, in the family and in life is.  One thing that stood out to me, is that how she said this so boldly like there was no argument.  This shows that even someone like Ailin does not question the "fact" that a man is in charge and a women does the work.

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Page 69 "Father's illness was something I had tried to push to the back of my mind." Her favorite persone is sick he helped her escape from foot binding also he added her to a public school they want China to change if he dies her life is going to be even wores because her grandmother already died now her father, her two favorite people.

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‘‘For the first time I understood the preice I was paying for my rebellion. I had been exiled from my own people, and I had been entered to a world that despised what I had been thaught to value.’’
This quote makes me think about how Ailin is feeling. her people had left her because they didn’t agree about things. She must have felt really sad, imagine if your family just left you! How would YOU feel if that happened to you?

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Pg 129 "I pictured the gold rushing down the mountain in a stream."
I think it is kinda funny she thought of the name too literally it is the same for other words such as break a bone it does not mean actually break a bone but it means good luck.

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Page 98 "I saw Eileen teaching Grace and Billy how to write with a brush" Ailin was teaching them how to write they actually liked it but their guardian not as much I think it was really kind of Ailin teaching them even if I think it would be kind of boring but I am happy they liked it.

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p108 "We don't have anything to do with foreigners here!"

I think that this quote shows what Ailin does in the big picture.  She refused to have her foot bound, she becomes an amah of a western family, she runs around like a boy, and she wears only western clothes.  Because of all of these choices that she makes, she is considered an outcast in her own hometown

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"How do you manage to make those strange sounds so perfectly?"
- I think this quote is very unique because Xueyan was and is very nice to Ailin. Also, I like a lot how Ailin loves school and that she does her best for it. And being nice to others like Xueyan is. Having friends is very good.-
Clara

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" father wanted me to go to school. He died only a week ago. Are you planing to go against his wishes already?"

I think that this quote is very important because Ailins father wanted her to go to school and no one else in her family supported that except for her dad but now tat he was gone they are already trying to take that away from her.

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"He has two wives but they only produced girls and the family is not ready to contract another wife. therefore they decided on a concubine for him." page 81

I think that big uncle is not happy about this because they are from a "well bred" family and being a concubine would be a disgrace.

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p69 "Fathers illness was something I had tried to push to the back of my mind"

I think that this quote shows how much Ailin loves her father.  I think she knows that father is going to pass away but she is trying to tell herself that that is not going to happen.