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Snow Flower And The Secret Fan Analysis

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Reading "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Lisa See urged me to explore the gender inequality disphas changed throughout china’s history, and prove that patriachial standards have affected womens wealth.
In the book "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Lisa See we are introduced to a rich variety of characters including our main character’s Lily and Snow Flower. The book focuses on the relationship between Lily and Snow Flower, and follows the life of both girls starting from the age of seven till death. The events happening in the book take place during the nineteenth-century in the Hunan province in China, and the story explores the themes of women gender inequality, classism, and marriage. To answer the question, I posed for my thesis statement I will be exploring the effect that …show more content…

The only toe left unaltered is the big toe which is needed for balance and movement. After wrapping the toes under the foot the young girl is forced to walk on her folded feet so she can break the bones in her toes. I was shocked to discover that to achieve the desirable three to five-inch feet, mothers would put foreign objects such as glass into the girls wrapped bandage to facilitate tissue decay, and death. The process of foot binding resulted in pus, bleeding, and infections if the feet were not properly cared for. After learning how the practice of foot binding occurred I wondered why would anyone put their child through that kind of pain and trauma. However, a look at the status women held in 19th century China helped explain why women would attempt to attain the desired beauty standard of the time (3-5inch foot). I saw a quote in the book “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan” that I believe helps explain the how women were viewed the, Snow Flower states “I also understood that two Confucian ideals ruled our lives. The first was the Three

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