Eat a bowl of tea

Every nation, culture, and family on the face of this planet has somewhat a sense of pride that burns deep down within them. Some people are inclined to base each single move, decision, and measure in their lives revolving around this concept of pride. The novel Eat a bowl of Tea by Louis Chu, distinctively describes a young Chinese couple living in New York’s Chinatown during the 1960’s, whose marriage involves numerous conflicts of …showed first 75 words of 1437 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1437 total…couple living in New York’s Chinatown during the 1960’s, whose marriage involves numerous conflicts of unfaithfulness, deception, and extreme dishonor towards not only to each other but to their culture as well. The distortion of the infamous Wang family name triggered by Mei Oi’s deceitful deluding actions towards her husband, Ben Loy, truly exemplifies the ultimate Chinese priority and major concern of defending one’s own pride in his or her family name.