OP# 1

Ties that Bind Ties that Break 57 Pages 1. What character do you like most in this book and/or what character do you like least? Why? The character that I like the most in the book is Ailin's Father because he is very open mined and really speaks the truth about things. He is willing to break tradition and not make Ailien get her feet bound because he knows that things have to change. He saw all the pain that the two other daughters went through with getting their feet bound and realized that she shouldn't have to go through that if she didn't want to. 2. How did what you read today make you feel? Why? What I read kind of made me mad that girls had less privileges than men and children weren't able to have their opinions about things going on in the world. I feel that it was un-fare that there were a lot of jobs that women couldn't do and tradition was getting in the way of women and girls following their dreams. I was happy that the dad listened to Ailien when she said that she didn't want her feet to be bind because that already showed how things were changing in China because before parents weren't interested in what their kids had to say. 3. If you were in Ailien's position, would you get your feet bound? Why or Why not?