![]() ![]() For example, when Suyuan once attempts to make Jing-Mei go to her piano class, the girl thinks: “I didn’t have to do what my mother said anymore. However, as an American, Jing-Mei is highly individualistic and prefers to live in accordance with her personal views. Such an attitude is rather common in the conservative Chinese tradition that requires showing respect to authoritative figures, including parents and seniors. Suyuan always tries to control her daughter and expects her to behave accordingly. The clash between another pair of characters Suyuan and Jing-Mei Woo, is also due to the daughter’s disobedience. Nevertheless, Lindo’s conservative views on marriage add an extra dimension to the conflict. Overall, the cultural and generational differences are deeply interrelated in this case since a child’s disobedience is pretty common in many families. Thus, when she gets pregnant as an adolescent, a serious dispute in the family occurs. However, as an Asian-American, Waverly neither seeks her mother’s permission for dating boys and nor expects her to get involved in these matters. In the Chinese tradition in which Lindo is raised, it was normal to get married and engage in intimate relationships only with the agreement of seniors who often arranged marriages for their children. The main conflict between the first pair of characters Lindo and Waverly Jong, is due to different views on romantic relationships. ![]()
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