The Lost Daughter Of Happiness Summary
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Jacoby Blakeman
The Lost Daughter of Happiness
Word Count: 2030
In the Lost Daughter of Happiness, Fusang is perceived to be nothing more than a worthless, stupid, and weak prostitute to the public. I believe though, that she is actually a very intelligent person and her acts of silence, submissiveness, and ignorance are her acting strong to get through her situation of being a kidnapped so she can then be with her true love Chris. From the beginning of the story Geling Yan describes Fusang not to be just like all of the other kidnapped Chinese woman who are turned into prostitutes. She is perceived as being different because the men are told she is older and she is physically attractive, as well as being told she is a virgin. “This girl’s different, she’s inland, and if I say she’s a virgin, then she’s a virgin!” (Pg. 25,26) This is where she begins to attract a lot of attention causing her to develop …show more content…
After being rescued, she still wasn’t healthy physically, but continued to prove her mental strength through her silence and confident actions. As she laid in her empty room trying to recover she would not only cooperate with the people taking care of her, but she demonstrated her strength to me and the other characters by giving her signature silent smile, grabbing her medicine, and taking it on her own. “One day you smiled at them, grabbed the pills, put them in your mouth, and chewed them up like fried soy beans. They stared at you, not sure whether to laugh or run.” (Pg. 124) Their reaction of not knowing what to do proves to me that they expect her to be uneducated, weak, and not have the ability to know how to fight through her sickness, thus, startling them to the point of confusion when Fusang acts as she does. During this time of recovery though, she develops a new challenge to face that I believe tests her strength the
Jacoby Blakeman
The Lost Daughter of Happiness
Word Count: 2030
In the Lost Daughter of Happiness, Fusang is perceived to be nothing more than a worthless, stupid, and weak prostitute to the public. I believe though, that she is actually a very intelligent person and her acts of silence, submissiveness, and ignorance are her acting strong to get through her situation of being a kidnapped so she can then be with her true love Chris. From the beginning of the story Geling Yan describes Fusang not to be just like all of the other kidnapped Chinese woman who are turned into prostitutes. She is perceived as being different because the men are told she is older and she is physically attractive, as well as being told she is a virgin. “This girl’s different, she’s inland, and if I say she’s a virgin, then she’s a virgin!” (Pg. 25,26) This is where she begins to attract a lot of attention causing her to develop …show more content…
After being rescued, she still wasn’t healthy physically, but continued to prove her mental strength through her silence and confident actions. As she laid in her empty room trying to recover she would not only cooperate with the people taking care of her, but she demonstrated her strength to me and the other characters by giving her signature silent smile, grabbing her medicine, and taking it on her own. “One day you smiled at them, grabbed the pills, put them in your mouth, and chewed them up like fried soy beans. They stared at you, not sure whether to laugh or run.” (Pg. 124) Their reaction of not knowing what to do proves to me that they expect her to be uneducated, weak, and not have the ability to know how to fight through her sickness, thus, startling them to the point of confusion when Fusang acts as she does. During this time of recovery though, she develops a new challenge to face that I believe tests her strength the