EAS 271 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sexual Objectification, May Fourth Movement, Jin Yong
10 Dec 2018
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Reading #8 notes candle (by lin hai-yin) He brought her a candle and lit up the scene to reveal: smudged mosquito net and unwashed sheets blotted with grease, candlewax, food scraps and other waste. Grandma had thin stiff legs and three-inch feet that like dried bamboo shoots: she had been bedfast for 30 years. Autumn girl = grandma"s deceased husband"s concubine (mistress) Grandma is reflecting in hatred towards the concubine that she had no say in choosing. Autumn girl was very obedient, quite pliant . She ends up dying after reliving her past and no long needing to complain. Did not know how much money he had, did not know how many concubines he had, did not know how many men were in his army. Concubines: having a concubine shows your economic and social status, and is a status symbol and represents men well, the wife, giving a concubine to the husband symbolizes an extension of love.
