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Who is she like Xueyan?
Who is Xueyan? What is she like? She is Ailin’s closest friend; she has unbound feet, wants to be a doctor.
What does Ailin overhear while she’s hiding from her mother?
Ailin sees Second Sister’s bound feet. Chapter 3 Ailin hides when her mother tries to bind her feet. The Revolution affects the Tao household. Father decides Ailin doesn’t have to have her feet bound.
What is the book Ties That Bind Ties That Break about?
Ties That Bind, Ties That Break is a young adult novel by Lensey Namioka, published in 1999. The novel tells the story of a girl who defied tradition in China in the early 1900s and later moved to the United States. A sequel, An Ocean Apart, A World Away, follows the story of Ailin’s friend, Xueyan.
Where does Ailin live in Ties That Bind Ties That Break?
Nanjing, China
In the novel, Ties That Bind, Ties That Break, by Lensey Namioka, five year old Tao Ailin lives in Nanjing, China with her family members: Mother, Father, Second Sister, Little Brother, Big Uncle, Grandfather, and Grandmother and decides with the help of Father not to get her feet bound – the custom of applying …
What is the first thing Aylmer says to his wife?
What is the first thing that Aylmer says to his wife in the story? He ask about removing her birthmark.
What does suyuan leave with her twin daughters on the road?
Suyuan Woo left money, jewelry, and photos with her twin babies on the side of the road in China. In the message, she mentioned that the money and jewelry were to pay for the care of the infants. Before she walked away, Suyuan Woo wrote that the Li family would provide a reward for the safe return of the babies.
How many pages does Ties That Bind Ties That Break?
160
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780440415992 |
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| Publisher: | Random House Children’s Books |
| Publication date: | 11/28/2000 |
| Edition description: | Reprinted Edition |
| Pages: | 160 |
Who wrote ties that bind ties that break?
Lensey Namioka
Ties that Bind, Ties that Break/Authors
About Lensey Namioka Lensey Namioka has written many popular books, including Ties That Bind, Ties That Break (Laurel Leaf).
What does Ailin give big uncle?
She offers free tutoring to Ailin. What are the three options Big Uncle gives Ailin for her future? She can become a concubine, a farmer’s wife, or a nun. Why does Ailin feel that her life would not be better had she bound her feet?
What does Aylmer realize after his wife’s death?
What does Aylmer realize after his wife’s death? 1. Aylmer had a dream that Georgiana’s birthmark went all the way to her heart and it had to be eliminated from her heart, which killed her. Georgiana hears him cry out during this dream saying, “It is in her heart now – we must have it out.”
Why does Aylmer want to remove his wife’s birthmark?
Aylmer reasons that the birthmark is Nature’s way of showing Georgiana’s mortality and necessary humanity. He wants to remove the mark, then, not because he doesn’t like the way she looks, but because of what the symbol represents to him (see “Symbols, Imagery, Allegory”).
Why did Jing Mei’s mother actually leave the babies?
Why did Jing-mei’s mother actually leave the babies? She left the babies because she thought she was going to die and didn’t want them to die with her. The babies were found by an old peasant woman.
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