The Bonesetter’s Daughter

by

Amy Tan

Fia Character Analysis

Fia is Art and Miriam’s 15-year-old year old daughter. She and her younger sister, Dory, live with Art and Ruth part-time, and Ruth functions as the girls’ stepmother, though she and Art aren’t technically married. Ruth’s relationship with the girls becomes strained once they become rebellious teenagers. They carelessly (though not maliciously) disrespect Ruth, who fails to defend herself. Ruth’s complicated relationship with LuLing seems to leave her uncertain about how to mother Art’s daughters.

Fia Quotes in The Bonesetter’s Daughter

The The Bonesetter’s Daughter quotes below are all either spoken by Fia or refer to Fia . 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:
Secrecy and Misunderstanding  Theme Icon
).
Part One: Chapter Four Quotes

They were nice to her, certainly. They had given her lovely birthday presents, a silk velvet scarf, Chanel No. 5, a lacquered tea tray, but nothing she might share with Art or pass on to his girls—or any future children, for that matter, since she was beyond the possibility of giving the Kamens additional grandchildren. Miriam, on the other hand, was now and forever the mother of the Kamens’ granddaughters, the keeper of heirlooms for Fia and Dory. Marty and Arlene already had given her the family sterling, china, and the mezuzah kissed by five generations of Kamens since the days they lived in Ukraine.

Related Characters: Ruth Young, LuLing Liu Young, Art Kamen, Dory, Fia , Miriam, Arlene and Marty Kamen
Page Number: 87
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Part One: Chapter Seven Quotes

Her hands would always be full, and finally, she and her mother could both stop counting.

Related Characters: Ruth Young, LuLing Liu Young, Art Kamen, Dory, Fia
Page Number: 155
Explanation and Analysis:
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Fia Quotes in The Bonesetter’s Daughter

The The Bonesetter’s Daughter quotes below are all either spoken by Fia or refer to Fia . 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:
Secrecy and Misunderstanding  Theme Icon
).
Part One: Chapter Four Quotes

They were nice to her, certainly. They had given her lovely birthday presents, a silk velvet scarf, Chanel No. 5, a lacquered tea tray, but nothing she might share with Art or pass on to his girls—or any future children, for that matter, since she was beyond the possibility of giving the Kamens additional grandchildren. Miriam, on the other hand, was now and forever the mother of the Kamens’ granddaughters, the keeper of heirlooms for Fia and Dory. Marty and Arlene already had given her the family sterling, china, and the mezuzah kissed by five generations of Kamens since the days they lived in Ukraine.

Related Characters: Ruth Young, LuLing Liu Young, Art Kamen, Dory, Fia , Miriam, Arlene and Marty Kamen
Page Number: 87
Explanation and Analysis:
Part One: Chapter Seven Quotes

Her hands would always be full, and finally, she and her mother could both stop counting.

Related Characters: Ruth Young, LuLing Liu Young, Art Kamen, Dory, Fia
Page Number: 155
Explanation and Analysis: