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Third Sister
Snow Flower's mother, wife to Snow Flower's Father, and sister to Madame Wang. Lily notes that Snow Flower’s mother never seemed able to accept that her family had fallen from prosperity, and she always acts like a great and sophisticated lady despite her family's poverty. She later becomes a beggar with her husband.
Snow Flower's Mother Quotes in Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
The Snow Flower and the Secret Fan quotes below are all either spoken by Snow Flower's Mother or refer to Snow Flower's Mother. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Daughter Days: Snow Flower
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"My mother bound my feet—and me to the chair—even tighter the next time."
"You can't fight your fate," I said. "It is predestined."
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Hair-Pinning Days: Truth
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All of it was women's work—the very work that men think is merely decorative—and it was being used to change the lives of the women themselves.
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Snow Flower's Mother Quotes in Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
The Snow Flower and the Secret Fan quotes below are all either spoken by Snow Flower's Mother or refer to Snow Flower's Mother. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Daughter Days: Snow Flower
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"My mother bound my feet—and me to the chair—even tighter the next time."
"You can't fight your fate," I said. "It is predestined."
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Hair-Pinning Days: Truth
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All of it was women's work—the very work that men think is merely decorative—and it was being used to change the lives of the women themselves.
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