In “Butcher’s Wife” Women’s own complicity in women’s oppression is an important theme. Use specific examples from the story to explore the role of such complicity in the tragedy of Lin Shi. 2. In “Three Inch Golden Lotus” women are said to have actively and sometimes even willingly participated in foot-binding, a practice thought to be invented by men to oppress women. Compare these two works to see how women become accomplices in their own victimization. (max 500 words)

In “Butcher’s Wife” Women’s own complicity in women’s oppression is an important theme. Use specific examples from the story to explore the role of such complicity in the tragedy of Lin Shi. 2. In “Three Inch Golden Lotus” women are said to have actively and sometimes even willingly participated in foot-binding, a practice thought to be invented by men to oppress women. Compare these two works to see how women become accomplices in their own victimization. (max 500 words)