Outside Reading - Week 3 Post B

Throughout the entire first half of the novel, Evelina and her mother never get along. Her mother always expects more of her and seems to favor her brother over her. Now five years after Evelina's first promise to go visit her family in China, she is finally going through with it. Her mother is thrilled! However, this not only means being away from her job as a member of the Minnesota orchestra and boyfriend for five weeks, but also being stuck with her mother for the longest period of time they have spent together since she was a child. I'm extremely anxious to find out what happens to their relationship throughout their journey of exploring China. Will their relationship be strengthened by the amount of time spent together? Or will it be strained and pushed to the limits? Although Evelina is dreading the experience, I think that it will be good for her and her mother to experience China together. Also, her Da Mama, Da Bobo, and her Aunt Lucy have been looking forward to seeing her and giving her the scroll that her Yeh Yeh has left behind for her. I hope that Evelina and her mother will be able to work out any problems that they have between each other. I also hope that she is finally able to gain closure and understanding by seeing her roots and finding out who she really is. My prediction is that Evelina will value her time spent in China and wonder why she was ever worried about going.