Woman Warrior #4

QUOTE: " But she never told him that she wanted to come to the Untied States. She waited for him to suggest it, but he never did. Nor did she tell him that her sister had been working for years to transport here here."--page 124, narrator
SIGNIFICANCE:
This quote relates to question 1. Why have the characters in your book come to America? The author's aunt, Moon Orchid, came to the United States to be with her family. Her husband has supported her life for thirty years by sending money to China, but he never asked his wife to come and live with him in the States. Finally she decided, with the help of her sister and daughter, to make the journey to America without his help.
PERSONAL CONNECTION:
I think that distance is a very difficult thing for families. I have family in Florida and New York. It's difficult sometimes, when I would like to see them, but the money or time is an obstacle.
QUESTION:
Why do you think that Moon Orchid's husband never asked her to fly to the United States to be with him?
QUOTE:
"He looked directly at Moon Orchid the way savages looked, looking for lies. "what do you want?" he asked."--page 152, narrator and Moon Orchid's husband
SIGNIFICANCE:
This quote talks about the way Moon Orchid's husband reacted after seeing her for the first time in thirty years. It answers question 4. What challenges do the characters face upon their arrival? Moon Orchid has a husband who wants nothing to do with her. She is stuck depending on her sister and children for companionship.
CHARACTER JUDGEMENT:
Moon Orchid's husband is cold and seems uncaring. He started a new life in the United States, remarried, and forgot about his first wife. He offered to continue giving Moon Orchid money, but emotionally he wants nothing to do with her. I think that he acted without honor and tired to blend in with the American way too much. He should have divorced Moon Orchid.
QUESTION:
Why did moon Orchid's husband offer to continue paying her money even though he had a new life?