I just wanted to first start off with these questions: Have you ever been betrayed by your own family member or relative? Do your parents have a favorite child even though they don't admit it? Lastly, how far would you go to get your parents' attention or just anyone's attention in general? The reason I ask these questions is because they were what came into my mind as I read the book and I really wanted to hear your opinion!! (:
So, hi guys! I'm back with other analysis after another week of reading this wonderful book! Unfortunately, for this week, I haven't been on track with reading or began writing summaries on the post it notes but don't worry because I will fulfill my promise for next week's reading! :) In any case, if you do not recall, last week I learned about the imperfections that comes with every family when reading about Wu Mei and her uncaring family.
For this week's reading, however, I learned people will do just about anything to draw attention to themselves. The way they do it is quite interesting too. I mean, we all know or have heard of those irrelevant stories about what celebrities do just so people will continue talking about them. Yes...those. Those stories where the actions of the celebrity do not benefit society or help anyone in anyway. I could go on about this topic but I don't want this to turn into a rant. Anyhow, I do think it's very interesting how people are willing to do anything to make themselves well known or stand out. Similarly to those celebrities, Wu Mei and a few of her siblings focused on getting the attention of their step-mother because she shows favoritism towards only her own children and treats them and the rest of the kids very differently. The siblings even thought about going on a hunger strike but then realized that she still would not care about them starving to death. But later in the reading, Mah reveals that Mei's sister, or Big Sister, betrays the rest of the siblings as she makes her way to being the step-mother's best friend after gaining her attention. The mother even allowed her to move her room on a separate floor from everyone else. Due to this whole gaining attention situation, I am now wondering if getting the attention of someone else is really that important and if what the kids are doing is actually worth it.
Anyways, as always, thank you so much for taking the time to read my post! I will see you again next week hopefully with some more insightful ideas! :]
~Kelly