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Tutor Feyrik
Auntie Fang is Rin’s adoptive mother; Kesegi is her biological son with her husband, Uncle Fang. She’s a cold and shrewd woman, which serves her well in her secret business as an opium smuggler. Running her operation out of her shop, Auntie Fang always seems to know when people are cheating her, and she habitually bides her time and then kills them when it’s convenient for her. Auntie Fang is responsible for hiring a matchmaker to arrange Rin’s marriage to a merchant and imports inspector, which will then give the Fangs a monopoly on their smuggled opium. Auntie Fang frames the marriage to Rin as a way to gain power and prestige—if she gets her husband addicted to opium and bides her time until he dies.
Auntie Fang Quotes in The Poppy War
The The Poppy War quotes below are all either spoken by Auntie Fang or refer to Auntie Fang. 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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Chapter 1
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“But once he [trusts you]? You start plying him with opium—just a little bit at first, though I doubt he’s never smoked before. Then you give him more and more every day. Do it at night right after he’s finished with you, so he always associates it with pleasure and power.
“Give him more and more until he is fully dependent on it, and on you. Let it destroy his body and mind. You’ll be more or less married to a breathing corpse, yes, but you will have his riches, his estates, and his power.”
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Auntie Fang Character Timeline in The Poppy War
The timeline below shows where the character Auntie Fang appears in The Poppy War. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
...back in time two years, Rin is 14 and her foster parents, Uncle Fang and Auntie Fang , summon Rin to meet Matchmaker Liew. The matchmaker reveals that she’s arranged for Lin...
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...explains how she managed to steal these packets, assuring Tutor Feyrik that he’ll be safe— Auntie Fang is known to poison people who cross her. Tutor Feyrik agrees to teach Rin and...
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Next, Rin approaches Auntie Fang about studying, but she thinks Rin is just afraid of sex or having children. Auntie...
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Chapter 2
...charges are eventually cleared, they ask Rin to leave the province quietly. Saying goodbye to Auntie Fang and Uncle Fang is easy, but Kesegi clings to Rin and begs her to stay....
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