This book provides excellent, first-hand stories from different women in modern China. These women have both heartfelt and disturbing encounters with misogyny, and have bravely made the decision to share their stories with us. Each one of the stories in this book are true, but the names are hidden to protect the women.
Author Xinran introduces the book with Chapter 1: My Journey Towards the Stories of Chinese Women. In it, she mentions how her interest was first sparked by a letter from a young boy. He noticed that an older man from his village had purchased a very young wife - 12 years old, to be exact - and was pleading for her help. However, through her process of helping her, she noticed the nonchalant attitudes towards Chinese, and the injustice that they face every single day.
Do you think that the passage from Ch. 2 is similar to our way of thinking now?
Do you think capitalism might have played a role in her thoughts?