Women’s
role
This was completely
set at birth, as they were supposed to get married and make part of another
family their feet were broken and bound so her future husband will found her
more desirable. Discrimination against female it has been a never-ending
situation and this topic only shows the tip of the iceberg, where women were
just a decoration and their only goal in life was to get married.
Marriage
Seen as
honor for the family it was a most for women.“Engaged”
even before been birth, women had not choice or voice in the decision of their
families, they would get married with whoever their families wanted. The
decision made by Ailin was hard and brave, because she confronted the
consequences of it.
Tradition
The family portrait
in the book is very traditionalist. Men are supposed to work while Women are
supposed to take care of the house and the family and, of course, they had to
get married and therefore, they had to bound their feet.
The significance of this book in the literary world
This book
won the following awards
· ALA Best Books for Young AdultsWINNER
2000
· California Young Reader MedalWINNER
2004
· Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading
ListWINNER 2001
· Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers
AwardNOMINEE 2002
Significance of the title
“Ties that
bind, ties that break” has two meaning for me, first: ties that link us to our
families and second: the ties that our families want us to accept for our own “good”.
Those ties that connect us to our families can also break our soul and our will
of living and the fact that we find the strength to break those ties means that
we are strong enough to face real life and to find a way to make our dreams
come true.
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