The conflict existed between Emily
and her father is that her father was trying to decide everything for Emily.
When Emily met a guy she thought is good enough, her father disapproved the
marriage. Their relationship ended up badly and further caused Emily to be
mentally sick because of loneliness. In some ways my relationship with my
parents is similar to Emily’s relationship with her father. My dad does not
really pressure me. However, my mom’s expectation on me pressures me sometimes.
Even though she always says “it’s okay just try your best!” But in reality she
still hopes me do achieve as much as possible.
Basically my parents let me decide my future. Of course they give me
suggestions, but they do not really interfere with my choices. This is
something I like about my life. I know there are lots of parents in Taiwan who
forces children to become doctors or lawyers while their children are not
really interested in the subjects. I think that’s the worst thing you can do to
you children and to the society because jobs like that actually requires
passion. Without passion, it is hard to do good jobs on these occupations. My
uncle wishes my cousin to become a doctor. Although he claimed he wants to
become one too, but I suspect he’s not a hundred percent into it.
I think Emily's family is very similar to a Chinese or Eastern culture family. The parents get to decide everything, even the child's marriage. This may be a little too extreme in today's society, but that's what people did back in the past and almost all noble class families are like this.
回覆刪除Sean, i definitely agree with you!
回覆刪除we asain families are glued to specific cultures, forced to follow on old customs such as marriage, traditions, belief, religion, studies, and basically all kinds of ideas.
One idea that is quite evident in alot of asian families is the ability to play an instrument. It's really annoying and good thing i escaped that destiny. Poor Emily, suffering from asian traditions