An-Mei is convinced that Rose needs to speak up for herself in her divorce. She says, “If she doesn’t speak, she is making a choice. If she doesn’t try, she can lose her chance forever.” An-Mei was taught to desire nothing, but she raised her daughter the opposite way. Rose, however, still ended up like her and desired nothing.
An-Mei told how her mother took her back from her aunt and uncle. An-Mei’s grandmother was dying, so her mother came to see her. After she died, An-Mei’s mother was forced to leave. An-Mei decided to go with her. They went to live with Wu Tsing. In the winter, Wu Tsing’s wives came back from their summer homes. One night, Wu Tsing raped An-Mei’s mother. Second Wife went around telling everyone that An-Mei’s mother had seduced Wu Tsing. This was a major disgrace, and An-Mei’s mother was forced to marry Wu Tsing. She gave birth to a son, who Second Wife took as her own. An-Mei’s mother committed suicide after telling her that she was killing her weak spirit to make An-Mei’s stronger.
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