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nickd15
nickd15
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High School - 10th Grade

How are women thought of and treated in the first two chapters?

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Posted by nickd15 on Monday March 30, 2009 at 6:10 PM and tagged with the good earth.

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  1. sas09
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    Elementary / Primary

    The first two chapters of this novel give an insight into how women were perceived in the culture at the time. For instance, the practice of foot-binding is mentioned several times, indicating that small feet were considered attractive and desirable in females, despite the pain and discomfort that the women endured. Little thought was given to a woman's feelings or desires as she was thought of as a commodity - a property, whose sole purpose was to serve and please her husband.

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    Posted by sas09 on Wednesday April 1, 2009 at 9:18 PM