Some stereotypical roles that women will often fulfill in literary works are, what I will be naming, the passive female, the unsympathetic woman, and the new woman. ... One example is that Poh-Poh "liked to whisper blessings in his(Sekky's) ear, always whispering softly, so that the gods could not hear"(Choy, 42). ... Another example of Poh-Poh's "tough love" is shown through her resistance to show Liang how to tie the red ribbons. ... Poh-Poh is a great example of the "unsympathetic woman". ... This role, in terms of a female, is often referred to as the "new woman" and t...

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