snow flower midterm

who is snowflower

• lilys laotong

• family used to be wealthy

• madam wangs neice

• has abusive husband

who is lily

• snow flowers laotong

• the main character

• also known as lady lu

• wife to dalang

• mother of jade

• wants deep hearted love but doesnt know what its like

who is snowflower

• lilys laotong

• family used to be wealthy

• madam wangs neice

• has abusive husband

who is lily

• snow flowers laotong

• the main character

• also known as lady lu

• wife to dalang

• mother of jade

• wants deep hearted love but doesnt know what its like

who is beautiful moon

• lilys cousin

• allergic to bees

• Uncle and Aunties daughter

• dies

what is lilys mother like

• Lily mother

• treated her siblings like they were nothing

• took care of lily and her sibling’s feet for her own benefit

• made lily never know what true motherly love was like

what is lilys father like

• didnt talk to him alot

• man of the house

• tended to the farms and crops

• always worried about money

at what age did you get your feet binded

between four and nine

why was foot binding particulary important for lily

The divineer had alerted her mother that lily had great feet for foot binding

how did beautiful moon die

she is allergice to bees and she got stung by one

at what age did lily meet snow flower

when they were both seven

what is a laotong

a lifelong freindship that is only important in more high value families. they match signs, birthdays, amount of sibiling, and deaths in their families.

what is so special about lily and snowflowers fan

that is the fan that they write secret messages to each other on. no man can read it

when beautiful moon dies why do they cover her face before her mother can see

they thought it would be too much for her to see

what is nu shu and why is it important

Nu shu is an only woman language that Asian woman write so they can express the struggles of womanhood.

when lily goes to snow flowers home why is she surprised

because her house is terrible looking and her father is addicted to opium so they are no longer high class.

what job does snow flowers husband have

a butcher

why is it bad luck to be a butcher/ marry one

Because being a butcher is unclean, and you should be something more dignified.

when snow flower tells lily that her husband and mother in law are cruel what does lily tell her to do

To endure it and take it because that is what being a woman is about.

how does snow flowers son die

In the mountains when they needed to flee from the rebellion that was going to attack the village.

why does lily get upset at snow flower when she tells her she is going to confide in sworn sisters

Because she thinks she is trying to breach the Lao tong contract.

When lily and snow flower are at the sitting and singing ceremony, what outrageous thing does lily do

Lily tells the entire group about snow flowers bad life to “set a reminder” of what not to do.

who is madam wang

• matchmaker who puts lily and snow flower together

• snow flowers aunt

• businesswoman and laotong matcher

who is madam gao

• matchmaker for lilys natal village

• think madame wang is her enemy

• gets kicked out of lilys house for almost exposing the truth about snow flowers home life

• is a jealous matchmaker

who is divineer hu

• the divineer that examines lilys feet

• tells lilies family she could have Golden feet

who is lady lu

• dalangs mother

• soon to be lilys role

• strict but treats lily well

who is dalang

• lilys husband

• Master lu

• is a proper husband

who is jade

• Lily and dalnags daughter

• tan skinned

• was meant to be laotongs with spring moon but lilys forbids it

who is spring moon

• Snow flowers daughter

• fair skinned

• takes care of her mother when she is sick

who is lotus, willow, and plum blossom

• One of the sworn sister lily an snow flower met

• snow flowers friend

• confidant for snow flower

who is peony

• snow flowers granddaughter

• wife of lilys oldest grandson

• will become the next lady lu

• lilys way to apologize to snow flower

why did her younger sister die

Her feet got infected when they were doing the foot binding, and they had no modern medicine to cure her