1. What kind of comment do you believe Sui Sin Far to be making on Chinese and American cultures in Mrs. Spring Fragrance?
2. Is there a meaningful reversal of gender roles in the characters of Mrs. and Mr. Spring Fragrance? If so, where do you see it?
3. Do you think the author believes freedom and tradition to be inherently contradictory values in life?
In regards to question 1, I think that she was definitely poking fun at both.She comically ridicules the oversimplistic and arrogant views of Americans but also the overly traditional and misogynistic parts of Chinese culture.
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