Literary Analysis of Quotes by Claire Morris

Literary Analysis of Quotes by Claire Morris https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104 Analysis of key quotes from TTB Chapters 5-7 For each comment on: a.) what is the author’s purpose in the use of language in the quote? b.) What are you learning about the character / theme / story from the quote? c.) What is the quote’s impact on the reader? en-us 2021-09-20 12:21:40 UTC 2025-10-17 15:12:57 UTC hello@padlet.com Pg 68: "Generations of girls had to suffer excruciating pain because somebody unknown had decreed that big feet were unacceptable in upper-class society." clairemorris4 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1753808967 2021-09-20 12:40:25 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1753808967 Pg 70: Its been several years since the Revolution https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754155778 2021-09-20 14:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754155778 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. gr340172_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754163191 2021-09-20 14:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754163191 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 gr360062_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754166420 2021-09-20 14:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754166420 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. https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754261091 2021-09-20 14:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754261091 Quote-Lorenzo https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754958107 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.]]> 2021-09-20 18:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754958107 Page 66- Kathy https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754962906 "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! ]]> 2021-09-20 18:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754962906 Quote of chapter 5 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754968615 "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]]> 2021-09-20 18:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754968615 Bella https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754968684 - pg 63]]> 2021-09-20 18:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754968684 Page 73- Kathy https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754970980 "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.]]> 2021-09-20 18:21:34 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754970980 Page 81- Kathy https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754976618 "Has he made a decision about my future?"
That means that since fathers death, big uncle that will be deciding Ailin's future.

]]> 2021-09-20 18:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754976618 Bella https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754976665 2021-09-20 18:23:35 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754976665 Quote of chapter 9 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754978076 "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)]]> 2021-09-20 18:24:03 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754978076 Sera Shah gr3503521 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754982284 Pg 60: "you're right, our families were very close" Mrs.Liu mumbled. ]]> 2021-09-20 18:25:31 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754982284 gr334751_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754984034 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. ]]> 2021-09-20 18:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754984034 Collin https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754987738

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.

]]> 2021-09-20 18:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754987738 Anna -Pg 76 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754990490 "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.
]]> 2021-09-20 18:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754990490 Quote of chapter 7 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754991916
"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]]> 2021-09-20 18:28:49 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754991916 Collin https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754997929 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.]]> 2021-09-20 18:30:55 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1754997929 Aura's Chapter Five Quote https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1755155652 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.

]]> 2021-09-20 19:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1755155652 Aura's Chapter Six Quote https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1755203669 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. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1755203669 Aura's Chapter Seven Quote https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1755245613 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. ]]> 2021-09-20 20:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1755245613 Aura's Extension Quotes https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1755278945 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. ]]> 2021-09-20 20:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1755278945 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1755358064
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

]]> 2021-09-20 21:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1755358064 gr344208_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1755366045 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.]]> 2021-09-20 21:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1755366045 George Pg 76 "I don't think about him anymore. He is out of my life." https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1755374554 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. ]]> 2021-09-20 21:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1755374554 gr344208_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1755375173 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.

]]> 2021-09-20 21:32:04 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1755375173 gr344208_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1755387868 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.]]> 2021-09-20 21:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1755387868 Page 45 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1755546040 2021-09-20 22:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1755546040 Eduardo Goncalves gr328602_1 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1756769787 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). ]]> 2021-09-21 11:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1756769787 page 66 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1758479082 ''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]]> 2021-09-21 22:09:11 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1758479082 page 69 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1758491329 ''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]]> 2021-09-21 22:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1758491329 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? gr340172_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1758497310 2021-09-21 22:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1758497310 page 80 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1758501978 ''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.]]> 2021-09-21 22:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1758501978 pg 60: "You're right, our families were very close" Mrs.Liu mumbled gr330337_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1758503908 2021-09-21 22:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1758503908 "It's been seven years since the revolution" gr330337_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1758507808 2021-09-21 22:35:28 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1758507808 "you're the last person to talk about disgracing the Tao family!" gr330337_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1758512137 2021-09-21 22:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1758512137 Lorena-Pg 79 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1758659287 ‘‘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. ]]> 2021-09-22 00:43:59 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1758659287 pg 60- Anna https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759812885 "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.]]> 2021-09-22 12:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759812885 Pg.59- "There were so many mourners for Grandmother that our family didn't have to hire professional criers." gr327949_1 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759816323 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!]]> 2021-09-22 12:17:13 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759816323 Pg-59 gr360100 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759818399 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.]]> 2021-09-22 12:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759818399 "I told Xueyan about the situation at home, and she spread the news to the other students" Pg-74 gr3503521 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759818498 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. ]]> 2021-09-22 12:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759818498 Pg 90- Anna https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759818934 "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. ]]> 2021-09-22 12:18:26 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759818934 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759820288 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 ]]> 2021-09-22 12:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759820288 Valentina https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759823108 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.]]> 2021-09-22 12:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759823108 Enzo G Pg 70-79 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759824044 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.
]]> 2021-09-22 12:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759824044 Pg 89- Anna https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759825040 "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!!]]> 2021-09-22 12:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759825040 Page 61-Josy gr337684_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759825449 "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.]]> 2021-09-22 12:21:35 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759825449 gr334751_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759827734 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. ]]> 2021-09-22 12:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759827734 Bettina pg 69 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759828947 "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.]]> 2021-09-22 12:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759828947 Pg 69 "fathers illness was something I tried to push away" https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759829496 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.]]> 2021-09-22 12:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759829496 Bella: Chapter 8-9 (Spoiler Alert) gr338470_1 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759831472 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).]]> 2021-09-22 12:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759831472 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." gr327949_1 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759832937 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?]]> 2021-09-22 12:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759832937 Valentina gr350501_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759833366 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.]]> 2021-09-22 12:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759833366 quote chapter 5 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759833405 "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
pg 59]]> 2021-09-22 12:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759833405 Page 71-Josy gr337684_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759838085 but on second sisters face i saw regret."iv always been so nosy," i mumbled "everybody keeps saying so"]]> 2021-09-22 12:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759838085 Steve https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759840223 ''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.

]]> 2021-09-22 12:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759840223 Page 80-Josy gr337684_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759843548 ''Has he made a decision about my future?''
Ever Since your father died, Big Uncle is the one who will be deciding your future.''

]]> 2021-09-22 12:28:33 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759843548 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." gr3503521 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759845185 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.]]> 2021-09-22 12:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759845185 Quote 2- Lorenzo https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759847143 *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.]]> 2021-09-22 12:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759847143 Pg 59 Mrs liu bent her head to wipe her eyes "I know your sad" she said in a muffled voice. https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759849437 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. ]]> 2021-09-22 12:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759849437 Page-75 Yassir https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759851053 "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.]]> 2021-09-22 12:31:44 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759851053 gr334751_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759851775 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. ]]> 2021-09-22 12:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759851775 Bettina page 87 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759854515 "how old are you my dear?" "four teen" I said quickly I thought she was like 10 ]]> 2021-09-22 12:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759854515 Pg.77- "we were both intoxicated: She by the joy of teaching and I by the joy of learning." gr327949_1 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759856471 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).]]> 2021-09-22 12:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759856471 Steve https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759856940 Page 72

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

This shows how Big Uncle follow correctly the culture and tradition]]> 2021-09-22 12:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759856940 Jonga gr338135_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759858672 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. ]]> 2021-09-22 12:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759858672 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" https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759863853 This means shes getting way more naughty and rebellious that the past and that is really impressive how shes improving in the world.]]> 2021-09-22 12:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759863853 Vicky - pg 71 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759865176 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. ]]> 2021-09-22 12:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759865176 Pg.98- I don't want the children to learn heathen language" gr327949_1 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759875037 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.]]> 2021-09-22 12:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759875037 Steve https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759882148 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.]]> 2021-09-22 12:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759882148 page-80 Yassir https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759897238 " 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.]]> 2021-09-22 12:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1759897238 Nick Martinez Pg70 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760371379 "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.]]> 2021-09-22 15:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760371379 (Page 67) https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760393011 "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]]> 2021-09-22 15:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760393011 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. gr340172_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760401722 2021-09-22 15:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760401722 Alyssa https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760404388 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. ]]> 2021-09-22 15:27:19 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760404388 Big uncle's plans for my future worried me more than anything else gr330337_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760412372 2021-09-22 15:29:56 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760412372 (Page 71) https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760426353 "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]]> 2021-09-22 15:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760426353 chapter 9 gr348460 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760433765 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!]]> 2021-09-22 15:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760433765 the quote is in the audio gr330337_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760433788 2021-09-22 15:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760433788 Justus ¨ It made me angry to hear a foreigner criticize the former religion of my country ¨ https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760434026 this shows that ailin is still going against her country laws (like binding feet) yet shes still patriotic to china]]> 2021-09-22 15:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760434026 Ben gr331257_1 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760434453 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]]> 2021-09-22 15:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760434453 Alyssa https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760435499 "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.]]> 2021-09-22 15:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760435499 gr330337_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760440928 2021-09-22 15:39:19 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760440928 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! gr340172_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760441603 2021-09-22 15:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760441603 George https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760447335 "Traditionally the strongest weapon Chinese women had was suicide."
I think that shows how much Chinese women were unvalued, I think that because imagine the strongest weapon you had was killing your self.]]> 2021-09-22 15:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760447335 Nick K https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760450283 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.]]> 2021-09-22 15:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760450283 Nica https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760452719 " 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]]> 2021-09-22 15:43:19 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760452719 Soren gr350424 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760460571 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. ]]> 2021-09-22 15:46:01 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760460571 Alyssa| https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760466423 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. ]]> 2021-09-22 15:47:58 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760466423 (Page 80 ) https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760468736 "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]]> 2021-09-22 15:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760468736 Lorena-Pg 101 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760475298 ‘‘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?]]> 2021-09-22 15:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760475298 Spoiler Alert George https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760481740 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. ]]> 2021-09-22 15:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760481740 Alyssa| https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760483339 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. ]]> 2021-09-22 15:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760483339 Chapter 9 gr350424 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760490971 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 ]]> 2021-09-22 15:56:10 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760490971 Capter 5 (Page 63 ) https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760497062 "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]]> 2021-09-22 15:58:20 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760497062 Nica https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760502781 " 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.

]]> 2021-09-22 16:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760502781 chapter 7 gr348460 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760508728 "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.]]> 2021-09-22 16:02:50 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760508728 chapter 6 gr348460 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760520428 "you will not be returning to school he said my heart was beating fast but I tried to hide my fear"

This shows that Ailin was really disappointed to hear she would not be returning to school.]]> 2021-09-22 16:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760520428 Chapter 6 Page 70 "I was very proud that he was talking things over with me as if I were an adult. But I was tiring him out. Mother came in with a cup of hot ginger tea. Mother - You'd better drink this and get some rest. She said to father." I love this quote because it symbolizes that father has not shown any sign of regret towards his decision of enrolling Ailin in a religious school nor looking toward new traditions a lot more than the old. gr340172_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760522321 2021-09-22 16:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760522321 chapter 5 gr348460 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760527180 "even little brother passed dishes of candy"

This shows that everyone was so upset that even her younger brother who never really did much took part by handing out candy.]]> 2021-09-22 16:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760527180 Nica https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760533821 " You are the lat person to talk about disgracing the Tao family!" cried big uncle. " By refusing to have your feet bound, you've made it impossible for us to arrange a decent marriage for you!"

This quote shows that big uncle tells the truth a lot and that he dose not like Ailin a lot.]]> 2021-09-22 16:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760533821 Chapter 7 Page 79 "Suddenly the maids became silent, and I saw mother's smile fade. One of Big Uncle's maids was coming through the round moon gate. "Miss Three, the master would like to see you." "I'll come with you, Ailin," Said Mother her voice trembling. "The master said Miss Three is to come alone." Said the maid. I enjoy this quote because it shows that mother loves Ailin enough to go with her and see Big Uncle, who is not only now in charge of the house, but is a very scary strong man. gr340172_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760535879 2021-09-22 16:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760535879 Eduardo Gonçalves gr328602_1 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760535981 (Page 98) "Timothy, I don't want our children learning a Heathen language."

This is a quote from Ms. Warner to Mr.Warner. What she said about the Chinese language was really unrespectful, unacceptable, and rude. They said that out loud in a language that a Chinese person could understand! Heathen means a language or society of sinners. This really triggered Ailin but she didin't have the courage to point it out to Mrs. Warner.]]> 2021-09-22 16:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760535981 gr327539_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760547191 PG60 "You're right,our families were very close."Mrs Liu murmmured.
This tells me that the Tao family was very close to the Liu family]]> 2021-09-22 16:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760547191 Ben Pg :69-70 gr331257_1 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760550420 "Ïts been 7 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.

I chose this quote because I wanted to show how desperate people are to change this country and for life to be different and how hard it could be in the transition.

]]> 2021-09-22 16:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760550420 Soren gr350424 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760550904 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.]]> 2021-09-22 16:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760550904 Chapter four Pg: 53 gr323476_1 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760559898 "My name is Tao Ailin. Im nine years old" "Hey, Were the same age!" said Xueyan. Here on chapter four I saw how Ailin and Xueyan bonded really quickly and became friends very quick. Through the hole year they suported and helped eachother. I think their relationship is special. They both have unbouned foot so I think that helped them bond faster. ]]> 2021-09-22 16:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760559898 page 60 - Julia mello https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760560767 "I was glad to go back to school after the mourning period was over". This quote makes me really sad because it basically means, she prefers being away from her family. because normally when someone from your family dies you cry and spent the day there with them but with ailin she did the opposite she wanted to be far away from them. ]]> 2021-09-22 16:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760560767 Soren gr350424 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760566511 P88 "Yes I would be happy to work here.

I think that this quote shows that Ailin really disagrees with her life in China. For her whole life she had been taught that foreigners were evil and now she is leaving and betraying her country to go with the foreigners. I think that this is a bittersweet moment for Ailin because she is leaving her family and friends and might never see them again but she is going to a place where she will be accepted as a human being. ]]> 2021-09-22 16:22:55 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760566511 Page 79 gr323476_1 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760567936 "Big Uncle made his move on an evening in late summer." Ailin knew that Big Uncle would make move to maybe kick Ailin out of her school or maybe do something worse. She knew he would do something but she didn't know when, how, and what.]]> 2021-09-22 16:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760567936 page 73: "Do you know that I am the head of the Tao family and that I have the right to order you to be strangled and your body thrown down a well?" - Big Uncle. Also on page 73, "You'd better come into my room and sit with me for a while. It's not safe for you when he's like that." - Big Uncles first wife. What I think of these quotes is that they are a perfect example of Gender treatment in China 1911. The BAD men (It is very important that we do not discriminate against all males for something only some did, that is why we should say bad men instead of men) would think, and actually have, so much power, and some women (Like Big Uncles first wife) felt meek under the bad men's treatment towards them. gr3502671 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760577534 2021-09-22 16:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760577534 Page 59 gr323476_1 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760579742 "Grandmother and second sister loved me no matter what I did." I love this quote. It shows how obviously that second sister and grandmother loves Ailin and how Ailin loves them too. She knows how she is loved and supported by both of them...sort of. But still families always fight but they are always still family.]]> 2021-09-22 16:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760579742 page 71 - julia mello https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760583092 "you mean i can't continue school and study to become a teacher?"
This quote is really sad and it makes me think how ailins life was sad . The only thing she actually wanted was to go to a public school and not even that she could.]]> 2021-09-22 16:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760583092 Eduardo Gonçalves gr328602_1 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760587534 (Page 62) "He broke off and stared at his stained handkerchief."

This was the first time that Ailin was conflicted with the thought that her dad was almost dying from Tuberconosis, the same disease an aunt of her had died. It was something she couldn't even think about, neither did her father. She had a massive inner conflict about how she would live life without her father. These ideas mainly came to mind because Father was the only person who agreed with her thoughts. So if he was gone she would have to confront Big Uncle's ideas. She eventually had this problem which was a massive exterior conflict. Big Uncle took Ailin out of school because it was a "unessecary expense." This made both of them have many conflicts. ]]> 2021-09-22 16:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760587534 Chapter 10 Page 122 "As Xueyan started down the gangplank she suddenly turned back "I almost forgot! In fact this was one of the reasons for coming." She took a pouch from her pocket and handed it over. It was the pouch of money I had put on Big Uncle's table. "Your uncle told me he was afraid you'd wind up in some hole aboard the ship. He wanted to make sure you had suitable accommodations for a daughter of the Tao family." I love this quote because it shows the reader that times are changing and so is Big Uncle. Why else would he give her the money back. gr340172_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760591381 2021-09-22 16:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1760591381 Eduardo Gonçalves gr328602_1 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1761294980 (Page 64) "Miss Scott was furious at Xeuyan for openly contradicting her and sent her to the principal's office."

In my opinion, this action from Miss Scott was unacceptable. Teachers have to listen to the opinions of students. Or else, it's just the teacher speaking about the topic. With opinions from students, the classes evolve in an unthinkable way. This may happen because, if it's something religious, very serious, or controversial, many opinions can really help. For example, I'm sure that I don't have the same opinions from my classmates. But I'm open to listen to their opinions. Later on in the chapter, they say that she could have gotten expelled for that. This definitely made inner conflict for Xueyan either she should continue to show her opinions to the world, or keep them to herself and keep safe.]]> 2021-09-22 22:54:44 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1761294980 Page 80: "I'd better go before Big Uncle gets even angrier with me." This really shows how unvalued women were at this time, how they had to be scared of bad men. gr3502671 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1761300606 2021-09-22 23:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1761300606 Lorena-Pg 69 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1761300861 ‘‘Father’s illness was something i had tried to push to the back of my mind. I knew he hadn’t been going to work, and I tried to convince myself that it had been runnig smoothly. But it was getting harder to ignore the telltale signs of father’s lung disease: the fits of coughing, which ended with blood on his handkerchiefs.’’
This quote makes me think about how sad Ailin felt when she knew her dad would die. She lost many people already... she would lose her dad too. ]]> 2021-09-22 23:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1761300861 pg 80 - julia mello https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1761621201 "Has he made a decision about my future? "
This quote made me think really hard about something. Why did big uncle have to make decisions over her if he's not her? people should always make their decisions and not people for them .]]> 2021-09-23 01:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1761621201 pg 100 - juliamello https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1761643856 Big uncle said, "No men would tolerate being interrupted by an impertinent slip of a girl".
This quote is really sad. it shows how girls were much less respected and men always were right at that time. Things got much better but the world is still really sexist. ]]> 2021-09-23 02:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1761643856 Jonga gr338135_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1763099943 Pg 73 "Big uncle no longer tried to hide his fury. "Do you know that I am head of the Tao family and that I have the right to order you to be strangled and your body thrown down a well?""
This quote shows how disrespectful Big Uncle is and how little regard he has for the law. ]]> 2021-09-23 14:03:11 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1763099943 Page 125 Chapter 10 "I learned that his name was James Chew and that he was born in San Francisco where his father owned a restaurant." Page 124 Chapter 10 - "The sound of a soft laugh made me turn around. A CHINESE man got off the couch" I wonder which country James feels more connected to. She refers to him as a CHINESE man but later learns he was born in SAN FRANCISCO. So does he look more Chinese? Which language does he feel more comfortable speaking? Cantonese (A Language form a Chinese city) Or English? (The known FOREIGNER language.) Is he dressed in western clothes like Ailin? Is he in Chinese silk? Which does he prefer? Is all his family classed as "American" or "Chinese" or are they a group of Third Culture People? (I would have said Kids but their parents are included.) gr340172_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1763776237 2021-09-23 18:14:21 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1763776237 Bella: Chapter 10 - Page 122 (Spoiler ⚠️) https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1766144953 "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. ]]> 2021-09-24 16:38:53 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1766144953 Jonga gr338135_2 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1766155511 Pg81 "Big uncle cleared his throat "The second son in the Feng family wants another woman for his chamber. He already has two wives but they've produced only girls and the family isn't ready to contract another wife for him"

The fact that big uncle was even considering this was so demeaning that I don't know why Ailin didn't just storm off. and never return!

]]> 2021-09-24 16:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1766155511 Bella : Page 122 gr338470_1 https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1766182372 2021-09-24 16:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/clairemorris4/wajgl9kjoyb3l104/wish/1766182372