He has created a lot of operas and writing poetry. Meanwhile, Peony’s father is a scholar of the Chinese empire from the nineteenth generation Chu family. She also urges Peony to marry with a man who has set to be her husband. She does not want Peony to be educated woman as she says, “An overeducated daughter is a dead daughter” because high education will bring troubles for women instead. Peony’s mother is described as a conservative and protective mother who forbid her maiden not to perform in public. They are trapped and alienated in a society that view a gender as a big deal in their existence.Īt the beggining of story, I see a problem of subjectivity that differ between her parents in looking the role of Peony, how should she behave and speak as a daughter. The woman character who is represented by Peony, emphasizes the difficulty of Chinese women in 17th century to seek a freedom and identity. The novel story about a Chinese girl who was born and raised from rich, conservative, traditional and well educated family in the Qing Dynasty. “Peony in Love” is a novel written by Lisa See.
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