Nov 18, 2008

M. Butterfly | Act II, scenes 1-7: Questions and Answers

Questions
1. Does Gallimard believe that most men envy Pinkerton?

2. On what does Gallimard base his assessment of the Vietnam situation for Toulon?

3. What kind of judgments does Comrade Chin make concerning Song’s behavior?

4. How does Song manipulate the fact that Gallimard has no offspring?

5. How does Song avoid being seen naked by Gallimard?

Answers
1. Yes. Gallimard believes that very few men would pass up the opportunity to be Pinkerton.

2. Gallimard makes mistakes in his assessment of the situation in Vietnam because he bases his analysis on the very...