Eileen Chang's Memories About Her Childhood

Students Name Professors Name Course Code and Name Date Eileen Chang Ailing remembers that her brother was always sickly and had to be placed on a special diet. As a result, he turned out to be greedy. They would therefore, mix his candy with bitter herbs as well as covering his hands with the same herb in order to curb his cravings. Her mother was never very cheerful not unless she had played with her for long hours. Ailing remembers reciting Tang poems that she never knew the meaning. Her mother was never happy in the morning. At some point, her dad tried to carry her to his concubine’s house but Ailing refused by clinging on the door frame. Her dad spanked her and was able to carry her to the concubine’s house. Her mother spent the day that she l...