these Chinese women and each ones' fight to overcome her own internal conflicts. The

story brings to life the characters of this book and each ones' struggle to find the right

path for herself and her family. Some of the major motifs seen throughout this book are

sacrifice and control over one's destiny. The sacrifices made for both children or parents'

shows the strong bonds these people hold with one another. The control over one's

destiny is also seen in this book, in many instances what some mothers want for their

daughters is completely different from what their daughters want or think they want for

Many of the characters make huge sacrifices for the love of their children or

parents. An-Mei's mother slices off a piece of her own flesh to put in her mother's soup in

hopes to cure her. An-Mei gives a vivid account to wha

thoughts, willful thoughts, I won't let her change me, I won't be what I'm not." Jing -

turn both An- Mei and her brother had a better life because of her mothers death.

work out their differences. Jing-Mei on the other hand, doesn't want to force her self to

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Approximate Word count = 644
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)