andunrriedgirlshaveaboutthesafeelingasanoutofeloyntns
professionaljealousyinrercilessasansinthe
fieldoflove;andaslltraderhasjustaschlikingforbeingputoutofbusiness
asashopkeepersansuchisthe
logiftheenocdependenceofenthefailuretoseethisisresponsiblefor
thejokesaboutgolddiggers;forgolddiggersarerelythefeleunterpartof
suindedthantheirsisters;selltheirgoods
tothehighestbiddersinaprofessionalspirit;andgettheysuccessful
businessnandgolddiggersething;ney;andtheyoughttorespect
eaindedness
iihoandrriage
anythingisposs
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ibleinchina;hoarriedinasedanchairby
enuptheuntainsintheoutskirtsofsoochoensedanbearers
insistedoneefacedly;iletthefor;
ithought;thesearethedesatriarchs;andsistersof
theeninsouthefuhen;hgloriousbreastsandanerectbearing;arry
alandtillthefield;oing;dressandheirhair
neatlyandgotoebacktonursetheirchildrenilk
theyarethesisters;too;ofthoseeninrichfalieshehouseholdand
theirhusbandsaswell
haveenreallybeensuppressedinchina;ioftenhepowerfulfigureof
theeressdodiatelyestondchineseenarenotthe
typetobeeasilysuppressedenhavesufferednydisadvantages;havebeen
preventedfrooldingstenographicpositionsorjudicialposts;butenhave
ruledneverthelessintheho;apartfrohosedebaucheehouseholdsen
havebeetoyseveninthesehossoofthencubinesnagetoruletheir
lordsandoreiortant;enhavebeendeprivedofeveryright;but
theyhaveneverbeendeprivedoftherighttorrytoeverygirlboinchinaahoofheroarried
offatproperagerriageisensonlyinalienablerightinchina;andhthe
enjoyntofthatrighttheyhavethebestother
therearetan;yetit
isinterestingtoseehoetisanhasherrevengethetotaleffectofthe
subjectionofennsistsinthegeneralregnitionoftheinferiorityofen;
inensselfabasent;intheirdeprivationofthesoen;in
theirlessereducationandknoheircheaper;harderandlessfreelives;and
inthedoublesexstandardtheoppressionofenisretheinvisiblesort;
resultingfrohegeneralregnitionoftheirinferiorityhereisnolove
betaybeveryautocratic;andinsuchcasesthe
issiontheenrelyendurefaly
autocracyasthechinesepeopleendurepoliticalautocracybutnoonedaresaythere
arereautoarriagesinchina;forreasonsweshall
soonseetheenareexpefaly
tofaly;andnottolookatninthestreetsbutnyofthereextrely
garrulous;nyoftheadaboutfroalytofaly;andnyoftheookat
ninthestreetstheyareexpectedtobevirtuous;enarenot;butthisisnot
suchagreathardship;sincestenarenaturallychastetheyaredeprivedof
thensiderationandsocialadvantagesenenjoy;butoncethey
getusedtoit;theydontixedparties;fortheyhavetheirsocial
oepartiesasaslittledotheycarefortheprivilegesof
policingthestreetsorpeddlingironportant
parede;inoveandhavetheir
being
inthehotheanrulesnodencanstillbelievehshakespearethat
”frailty;thynaisan”shakespearedisprovedthishielfhhiscleopatra;
andstodisprove
theprevalentnotionofansdependencethechineseeressdowagerruled
thenation;perorhsienfenganyeress
donhouseholdsthehoisthethrone
frokesappointntsforyorsordecidestheprofessionsofher
grandsons
thereoneknooreonerealizesthatthesocalledsuppression
ofenisanoccidentalcriticishatsohoboeoutbyacloser
knoother
andsuprearbiterofthehouseholdanyonesthisshouldreadthered
entofchineseholifestudythepositionofthe
grandtherchia;therelationshipbethatof
anyotheruplethatofthefatheral
andtypieightenvythepositionoftheoldgrandther;he
sthonouredpersoninthereatedhdecencyand
respeoingto
paytheirrespeportantfalyaffairsuhada
pairofboundfeetandenservantshadtouse
theirfeetrethansheorstudytheadaotherofthe
nfucianherointehsaopaqyen;odelofnfucian
;andedlythehighestcharacterinthewholenovelone
heruldbringhersontheprinistertohisknees;andsheched
overtheilyasatherhenguardsover
herchickenyardsheruledhahe
daughtersinlaerisperhapsoverdraitis
notrefiily;anrulesoutsideit;for
nfuciushassetthissharpdivisionoflabour
theenknoentstoresofshanghai
stilllookarriedenhtheirfathandbags;andwish
theyetistheyheyting
sersfortheirbabiesinsteadofuntingthechange;andstandingforastretchof
eighthoursislongandtiringinhighheeledshoesstofthenoinctively
eoftherefertheirindependence;butthesocalled
independenounttochthecynicalones
laughalittleatthis”independenotherhood梖oress;
rong梖ills
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theiratealurgecausesthe
sticurge;allsoinnocent;sonaturalandsoinstinctive;andtheyuntthe
savingsfroheirstarvationthesh
stockingstheyaresellingtheelvesthey
presents;andtheyto;indirectly;shyly;inanefforttokeep
theirselfrespectchinesegirlsareessentiallydecent;buten
tobuytheresentshoaytheypurchaseshstockings;heir
instincttellstheheysthavelifeissuchaxupalltooclearlytheidea
dathattheyantobuytheresentsforlifetheyto
rrytheirinstinctisrightisarriageiswrongin
protectedtherhood
inthehotheyhavearrivedtheyknitandtheysehoughnohe
ddleclassfaliesinkiangsuandchekiangtheydonotevenokorsewfor
nhavebeatthentheiroenand
notennineveryprofessionexceptrriagefor
nhaveeveryadvantageoverenoutsiderriage;arriage
enhaveeveryadvantageove;andtheyknoineverynationthe
happinessofendoesnotdependonhoanysocialadvantagestheyenjoy;but
onthequalityofthentheyliveensufferrefroaletyrannyand
arsenessthanfrohedisqualifiperedandnsiderate;endonotsufferbesides;enhave
alheheycanusetogreatadvantageitisnatures
guaranteefortheirequalitysohoan;froerortobutcher;bakerand
candlestickker;hassldedhisurehas
ordainedthatnandanshouldetintheirinticiesasequalscertain
fundantalrelations;likethatbetuchlessinthe
differentuntriesthanoneaginefroravellersdescriptionseers
areapttoiginechineseuteslavesoftheirhusbands;althoughactually
chinesehusbands;ontheaverage;arefairlyreasonableandnsideratebeings;while
chineseareapttothinkthat;becausetheeershaveneverheardofnfucius;
thereforeeachs;but
silygotothebeachinpyjasuitsorliveinantinuousroundofdancingparties
theuniqueandtheexotickesuchinterestingafterdinnerstories;hecentral
andntruthsofhunityareforgotten
inreallife;then;enhavenotreallybeenoppressedbynnynwho
rrynesanddodgefroneans
oreover;thatcurioussexual
attrapossibleforrelativesofanydegree;ofdifferentsex;to
dislikeeachotherstronglyen;therefore;arenotoppressedbytheirhusbandsor
bytheirfathersinlaersinlaher;sincetheyareof
equalrank;althoughtheyneverlikeeaainingpossibilityisthat
daughtersinlaaybeoppressedbythethersinlahisisoften
actuallyhappensthelifeofthedaughterinlailyhits
nifoldresponsibilitiesisoftenaveryhardoneforitstbereeredthata
rriageinilyaffair;andoesnotrry
aarriesadaughterinlaaticexpressiongoes;andwhena
sonisbo;theidioticexpressionis”agrandsonhasbeenbo”adaughterinlaw;
therefore;hasresevereobligationstosthantowardherhusbanda
poefthetangdynastybypatheticsentintforthe
”newbride”:
onthethirdday;washingherhands;
shegoestokeasoupofspecialsavour
sheknohoheparentslikeit;
andkesherhusbandssistertasteitsflavour
foraantopleaseanisanobleeffort;butforhertopleaseanotheranis
heroifailtheson;tobetytoparentsandlovefor
hisen
uldbetraesexbutthen;thedaughterinlawbides
hertitobetherinlauchdesiredoldage;it
istrulyapositionofhonourandpoe
iiiidealofanhood
theseclusionofenhas;hoeinfluenceoverouridealof
beauty;ouridealofanhood;theedusof
loveandurtshipinchina
thechineseandtheininedifferh
ninineandstery;yetthepointof
vieiallydifferentthisisclearestinthefieldofarteart
thefeninebodyistakenasthesourceofinspirationandthehighestperfectionof
purerhythinchineseartthefeninebodyitselfborrothe
rhythofnaturetoaorestrikingthanthatthestatueofa
anshouldbeplacedhighupintheharbourofneobelookedatbyall
peopleingintotheuntrytheideaoffenineexposureisinderoustothe
extreandantheredoesnotrepresentthefenine
buttheideaofliberty;heisstillreshockedyberepresentedby
aananden
thegreekidealtohisneansiginationhassohow
deifiedanandnferredonheraspiritual;etherealquality;representingallthat
ispure;noble;beautifulandunearthly
toachinese;aanisaan;knooenjoyherselfa
chineseboyistoldthathecannotgroanstrouserson
theanonapedestalandtheexposureof
ansbodyarethereforenifestlyiossiblehtheseclusionofen;the
exposureofthefeleforb
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othinartandineverydaylife;seeinderoustothe
extre;andsoofthesterpiecesofepaintinginthedresdengalleryare
definitelyode
chineseartistshedarenotsayso;buttherearentinental
artistsitthesensuousoriginofallartandkenosecretofit
butthechineselibidoisthere;onlydressedinadifferentexpressionensdress
isnotdesignedtorevealthebodyofthehunforuttosilatenaturea
aysee;throughtheuseofhissensuousigination;afelenude
fotherisingseahedraperiesofthegoddessof
risdelledafterthegracefulrhythfthesforherintentionally
droopingshouldershereyessuggesttheaprit;hereyebrooon;the
lightofhereyesthesilentnlake;herteethareliketheseedsof
pogranate;herlikethehespring
baooshootsandherboundfeetagainlikethecrescentonsuchpoetic
expressionsarebynoansabsentinthe;buttheofchineseart;
andthepatteofchineseensdressinparticular;justifythetakingofsuch
expressionsseriouslyforansbody;asbody;thechinesehavenoappreciation
allyintheportrayalofthe
hunforandevenanartistlikeingperiod;fausforhis
paintingsoffelelife;shoalenudeforerychlike
apotatofeansneck
orofaansbackthetsashihpishin;aothehandynastybut
reallybelongingtothengperiod;gaveafairlygoodaale
nudebody;shoassuch;butitisalsttheonly
exceptionthisisoneresultoftheseclusionofen
asatteroffaatterensstuswill
change;andniretheslongastheyareen;anden
aslongasnthinktheeautifulthechangefrohevictorian
boyishfigureoftheearlytiethcenturyand
ontotheeorestrikingthanthedifference
betensdressaslongasen;itis
alenaninteationalpageantofensdressoughttokethis
pointsufficientlyclearonlyadecadeagochineseenparadedthestreetsin
trousersandtodaytheyarefloatinginlonggoen
intheareahaseverypossibilityof
ingintofashiontheonlyeffectsuchchangesgiveisthatitengendersinna
broadnd
oreiortanceisthennectionbetensseclusionandthe
idealofanhoodthatidealistheidealofa”helpfulother;”a
phraseveryodeode
eny;””independence;””selfexpression”andwho
regardothersasdependentuponn;representingthusatypical
nfusionofideas
letusgetthesexualrelationshipsstraightitseethataan;es
ather;neverthinksofherpositionas”dependent”onthepleasureofherhusband
itisonlyotherthatshefeelsherutterdependencethere
eevenintheotherhoodandbearingandrearingchildrenwere
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