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Ben Loy Symbolism

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Lastly, Ben Loy’s move to San Francisco symbolizes his balance between new and old Chinese cultural values. As Ben Loy leaves Chinatown New York, he states, “New York represented parental supervision and the reckless mistakes of youth,” (Chu 245). Ben and Mei Oi are now about to leave the Old World- symbolized by New York and embodied by the domestic relationship between Wah Gay and Ben Loy and the sexual relationship between Mei Oi and Ah Song- and are able to begin their new life in the New World, symbolized by San Francisco. Even though moving to the Chinatown in San Francisco, which is older than the Chinatown in New York, and they are closer to moving East (towards China), both are able to break away from parental supervision. Furthermore

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