There are many characters in this story that represent misconceptions of other people. Pau Lin upholds many positions in society that deal with her beliefs and misconceptions. Pau Lin stuck to her natural beliefs of the Chinese way when she mo

ved to the America's , and didn't believe in any other than that. Chinese people came to america denying English culture, which led to the disliking of the language and they thought we were rude. Chinese women like Pau Lin accepted the approval of Chinese men. They wanted nothing to do with the culture so they kept their mouth shut "Silent Tongue" about how the men acted upon the English way. A misconception that Pau Lin ran into was the American beliefs and that all of the people she knew were falling into them, like her son. Pau Lin's husband had multiple wives which was accepted in Chinese culture and thought it was normal. Pau Lin faced the choice of having to kill her son in order to "save him from the wisdom of the new" the American way of life. She did not accept the modernized way o

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Approximate Word count = 535
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)