Marriages were never for love or passion in Chinese culture, as the role of matchmakers into arranged marriages play a huge role in defining the lives young Chinese girls would live for the rest of their lives. For Lindo Jong, “[She] was promised to the Huangs’ son for marriage, [her] own family began treating [her] as if [she] belonged to somebody else.” This shows the expectations of future wives and how they will fit into their future husband’s families, as they become their husband’s families properties even before marriage and taken even from their own. Marriages are meant to be jubilant, lively celebrations and festivities for new beginnings, but the aftermaths and long term consequences for women especially may not be the most
Marriages were never for love or passion in Chinese culture, as the role of matchmakers into arranged marriages play a huge role in defining the lives young Chinese girls would live for the rest of their lives. For Lindo Jong, “[She] was promised to the Huangs’ son for marriage, [her] own family began treating [her] as if [she] belonged to somebody else.” This shows the expectations of future wives and how they will fit into their future husband’s families, as they become their husband’s families properties even before marriage and taken even from their own. Marriages are meant to be jubilant, lively celebrations and festivities for new beginnings, but the aftermaths and long term consequences for women especially may not be the most