Quote #1:
"You can't. It's too late. You've sold your apartment. See here. We know his address. He's living in Los Angeles with his second wife, and they have three children. Claim your rights. Those are your children. He's got two sons, You have two sons. You take them away from her. You become their mother."
"Do you really think I can be a mother of sons? Don't you think they'll be loyal to her, since she gave birth to them?"
"The children will go to their true mother—you," said Brave Orchid. "That's the way it is with mothers and children."
~Page 125, Brave Orchid and Moon Orchid
The significance of this quote is that she sold her apartment and is moving to LA. But this also shows how Brave Orchid thinks about what it is going to be like in America. She thinks that old traditions will stay with them after they move into America. She thinks that the children will renounce their own biological mother.
I do not have an obvious connection to this but my mother is kind of the same way as Brave Orchid. She believes that me and my brother will be like normal children and their mothers and will always stay that way. But one thing that my mother and Brave Orchid do not relies is that things change.
If you were put into Moon Orchid’s shoes what would you do in that situation and why?
Quote #2:
“How can you let him get away with this? Bother him. He deserves to be bothered. How dare he marry somebody else when he has you? How can you sit there so calmly? He would’ve let you stay in china forever. I had to send for your daughter, and I had to send for you.”
~Page 125, Brave Orchid
The significance of this quote is that it shows how much Brave Orchid cares about Moon Orchid and what she does with the problem.
My connection to this is I have know people that care about what someone else does and basically tells them what to do. I think that they shouldn’t do that because it is their life to live not the other persons.
Do you agree with what Brave Orchid is saying to Moon Orchid and do you know anyone like that?
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2 comments:
Quote 1:
I agree with your thoughts and character judgement about how Brave Orchid thinks that America can re-unit families and that you are some what invincible. I do think though that those characteristics are some what immature because she should know, by her experience in America, that that's not how it works.
Question 1:
Well, I would feel much more anger than Moon Orchid feels for her husband and wouldn't feel much remorse if I were to do one of the suggested scenarios that Brave Orchid suggested to her. I would go to him and ask him why he left me, but I wouldn't go in and ransack his house and his 2nd wife's personal belongings because that is just rude.
Quote 2:
Well I agree, for the most part, in what you said for your choosing of this quote. I agree with the fact that Brave Orchid should just let Moon do what she wants, but if I were Moon Orchid, I would constantly be thinking "what if?" I guess it just depends on the situation. If you feel like you should get involved and know that the person you love needs assitance, then I would think that they knew them well enough to feel fine about their actions. If the situation were the total opposite, then I would suggest staying out of their personal life, but this is her sister and I know that she just wants to do whats best for her. But I'm not denying the fact that it does sound demanding and a bit harsh.
Question 2:
I do, in a way, agree with what Aiaa is saying to her sister just because she loves her and wants the best for her, but I don't think that she really thought through what she was saying at the time because it sounded obsurd. I do know some people like that, but I do think that they just want whats best for you.
I know that Brave Orchid is naive, but when a person is put in a situation their thoughts may be the only way to help them out.
Question#1
I would be completely livid that the man I was married too left me. He was such a jerk to abandon his family and take his first wives things for his 2nd one.
I don't agree. I would try to help the person before they did something completely stupid, but then again I would need to let the person go if they really wanted to.
Question#2
She wants what's best for her but she's going overboard. There is a point where you need to stop and give a person some slack.
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