Month: October 2021

In The Woman from New York, Jinli is practically shunned from her community, work, parents-in-law, and even her own daughter when she returns from New York. To me, it was fascinating to read about what other cultures think about the United States. People in Jinli’s community expected everyone in New York to be millionaires and live… Continue reading The Woman From New York, An Official Reply, and the Salt and Iron Debate

These two stories reveal a lot about what a communist society is like and how it affects people’s careers. In Woman from New York, the main character Jinli suffers a lot of discrimination after she returns from the US back to China. Everyone thinks that she got a job as a concubine for a wealthy… Continue reading Woman from New York & An Official Reply Post

Dear Wu Ta, It has come to my attention that my foolish husband has written to you regarding our family relationship. I am very good to him, he should have to complain. If he wants a concubine that badly he should try to find one, but I doubt anyone would work under a wrinkly sap… Continue reading Letter from Feng Yen’s Wife

Mr. Cheng is our narrator of Ha Jin’s “The Bridegroom”. He was asked by a close friend that was fatally ill to take care of his daughter, Beina, when he passed. Huang Baowen, the factory’s local heartthrob, suddenly proposes to her and they get married and receive a new 2 bedroom apartment. Then there is… Continue reading “The Bridegroom” Summary and Analysis