|
 Air Cooled VW Specialists IN BUSINESS SINCE 1984 Advertised in Hot VW's magazine, VW Trends Magazine, and VW Custom & Classic Magazine |
|
|
Air Cooled VW Specialists IN BUSINESS SINCE 1984 Advertised in Hot VW's magazine, VW Trends Magazine, and VW Custom & Classic Magazine |
 
|
Ties That Bind, Ties That Break - Lensey Namioka
Mass Market Paperback Published: 2000-11-14 160 pages Amazon Sales Rank: 24860 List Price: $6.50 Lowest New Price: $2.94 (34 available) Lowest Used price: $0.01 (43 available)
It's 1911, and China is slowly beginning to accept modern ideas--but the changes may not happen fast enough for young Ailin. Her grandmother has decided it's time she has her feet bound, to make her more attractive to a future husband. When Ailin sees the sad state of her sister's feet, she is stunned. "I stared at the pitiful stumps at the end of Second Sister's legs... her foot had been squeezed into a wedge: the big toe had been left undeformed, but the rest of the foot... had been forced down under the sole... like a piece of bread folded over." Luckily, Ailin's progressive father allows her to keep her feet unfettered, even though it means breaking off her prearranged marriage into a more traditional family. He also sends her to a public school to learn English. But by the time Ailin is in her teens, her father has died, leaving her less tolerant Big Uncle to be the head of the family. Big Uncle forbids Ailin's schooling and gives her the choice of either being a nun or a peasant's wife--the only alternatives left for an unmarried Chinese woman with "big feet." Ailin refuses both options, and instead becomes a nanny for an American missionary couple. Due to their generosity, Ailin starts a new life in the United States. Powerfully told in flashback, Ties that Bind, Ties that Break is a thoughtful exploration of the ways cultural pressures can bend not only our personal values but even our physical appearance. And this gripping, lyrical story's theme may be most meaningful to those teens who feel the need to pierce and tattoo their bodies in order to fit into contemporary adolescent society. (Ages 11 to 14) --Jennifer Hubert
My Own Review (5) - The book was about a girl whose name is Ailin. She is the Third Daughter from the Tao family. The setting is in China. The theme is about a girl who's parent's do not want to support her after she refuses to follow tradition and have her feet bind. Since, she doesn't have her feet bind her arrange marriage is broken up because of her "BIG FEET". The conflict is that Ailin doesn't want to have her feet bind. She refuses to suffer the pain her mom and big sister's had to go through. What I liked about this book is that Ailin was very brave to leave her family and go work as a nany. I also loved the part were she left and went to America. I think this story is about a girl who triumphs in the end. I felt pretty bad when her family gave her the bad news that they could not support her anymore. This book was also about tradition. Her family needed to understand that some traditions were going to end. Like for example, women having their feet bound. In my opinion I guess that having you feet bind is really painful andi would also react in the same way as Ailin. I would have refuse to have my feet bind. I wolud also runaway but I do recognized that leaving your family behind is really painful especially leaving your mom. In the end, she got married and became very respectful. A Third Quarter Book Report of Ties That Bind, Ties That Break (5) - This quarter, I read the historical fiction novel, Ties that Bind, Ties that Break by Lensey Namioka which takes place in China where foot-binding still was a common practice in the early 1900's. Self-confidence is the main theme of the story which tells of Alin, the main character who valued hard work. At the end of the book, Alilin proclaims to Hanwei "I'm proud of the hard work I did because by standing on myowntwo feet, I helped my husband make this restaurant a success." These words are significant because, during this period of Chinese history, women were not supposed to work at, or own companies, nor were they supposed to be independent. The setting of this novel was mainly Nanjing, China in 1911 and the key problem for Ailin in her journey was that she had to learn to be independent and confident because she was not supported by her family. Because she went against the tradition of foot-binding, Ailin's family would not support her. One scene that I remember from chapter two was the time when Ailin promised herself that she would never have her feet bound, after seeing the pain of her sister's bound feet. Another event that occurred in Ailin's story happened when she decided to be an amah, or nanny, for a foreign family; the Warners. This change in Ailin's life opened a whole new beginning for Ailin, even when her family rejected her for not following traditions. I really enjoyed this book because; I think that the story can inspire many young people to stand up for their beliefs. Through Chinese history and the story of a young woman who breaks tradition, I am also inspired to open new doors. Intresting Book (5) - The title of this book is ties that bind, ties that break. This is a multi-cultural book. The theme of this book is independence because she speaks and lives on her own. This takes place in China and California. The problem in this book is she doesn't want to bound her feet. I like this book because I like how she wants to be different and not have her feet bound. I also like how she doesn't give up on herself. Her parents get tired and don't know what to do with her. She still tries to have a better life. It is intresting how she can make a difference. My Third Quarter Book Report (5) - The genre of this book is multicultural. It is about an amazing story of a girl in China. The part I liked most about the book is how Ailin, the girl, refuses to bind her feet, she refuses and her father backs her up. As soon as it has been decided that Ailin with not have her feet found, her arranged marriage was off. As soon as her father died, her uncle was the man of the house and decidded to no longer take care of Ailin. Ailin supposedly was old enough to get a job and take care of herself since she didn't get married. She found a job as a nanny. She took care of two kids, Grace and Billy. The kids loved Ailin and Billy even started behaving better. The family really liked and trusted Ailin but soon they had to go back to America. The parents and the kids wanted Ailin to go with them so they asked if Ailin would go with them back to America since she doesn't talk to her family much anyway. Many things happened on their journey to America and many things happened in America. It is a really great book and everyone should read it. Breaking Tradition (5) - Lensey Namioka Was the author of Ties That Bind, And Ties That Break. This Book Is a Historical Fiction.This story takes place in China At Ailin house.Ailin is a girl who loves to run around everywhere. But she doesn't like the fact that she needs to get her feet bound.She has seen her grandma,mother,and sisters feet bound and doesn't like the idea of wobbling instead of running.So Ailin doesn't get her feet bound.Ailin had a arranged marriage to this boy she was getting to like but, they wouldn't give there son to her unless she has her feet bound ,so they canceled the marriage. Ailin loved school and her English teacher.When Ailins father died from a disease,ailins uncle didn't like the idea of her going to that school so he took her out ,and she was back in home schooling. Although Ailin got out of school she still kept in touch with her English teacher,which found a job for ailin.Ailin was working as a Nanny which she had to move in with the people she worked for. So Ailin packed her stuff and left without saying a word to her uncle.She worked as a nanny for a long time and also decided to go to America with the family.I Liked this book allot because it is so interesting to learn about peoples culture and this book is written very well and is so interesting. |