Suyuan lost hope in Kweilin, she lost hope for herself when she abandoned the babies on the side of the road. When she went to America, she could leave all this behind. She had high hopes for her Daughter June, the swan feather also represents these hopes, it represents all of her good intentions.

Suyuan wants the very best for June "She had come here in 1949 after losing everything in China...and her two daughters, twin baby girls. But she never looked back with regret. There were so many ways for things to get better." Even Suyuan's name speaks of her hope for her daughter, "Long Cherished Wish". Suyuan's long-cherished wish is her daughter June, who she named Jing-mei, which means excellent, best quality, or pure essence. Jing

-mei is the younger sister who was supposed to be the essence of the others. Suyuan thinks her daughter can do anything she wishes in America, she can be a prodigy, she can play the piano, and become famous. As Suyuan creates a better life in America, she perseveres with her determination, optimism, and strong will. These are exactly the kind of things she tries to pass on to her daughter when she forces her to play the piano. She says "Only ask you be your best. For you sake." In trying to do her best for June, she is trying to do for June, what she could never do for her other babies.

The swans feather carries with it all of Suyuan's hopes and good intentions. Suyuan never did get the opportunity to show June the feather in her life. After Suyuan's death, and after June learns more of the details about her mother's past, June becomes aware of the good intentions her mother always had for her in all of the ways that she acted. She r

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