I kind of asked myself the same question. But then i thought about it....maybe its the fact that the narrator is Asian all together. Maybe the People in Bilignin thinks how can someone thats not from there possibly know how to cook for them.
Jordan- based on the question the farmers pose to Binh about whether he "will marry three or four asiatique wives"(Truong 487), how would they treat an Asian woman? Eternity- Binh only cooks/works for GerturdeStein and Miss Toklas, so I don't think the people in Bilignin have tasted his cooking.
I agree with Eternity when it comes to the people of Bilignin possibly not being very receptive to Binh simply because he is a minority to the area. It connects to the quote Miss B pulled out almost showing the people of that area's ignorance and stereotyping. They would probably treat an Asian woman like a slave based on their views on Asiatique culture and a woman's place in that society. Given the time period (early 1900's) im sure not many women of any other culture were treated much better. Sexism was very prominant at this point. As far as the people of Bilignin questioning his cooking ability, if they did at all, I believe they were doing so because he was male not because he was Asian.
I agree that a woman, an Asian woman, would not have fared much better in Binh's situation. Do the people in Bilignin ever question or criticize Binh's cooking?
I kind of asked myself the same question. But then i thought about it....maybe its the fact that the narrator is Asian all together. Maybe the People in Bilignin thinks how can someone thats not from there possibly know how to cook for them.
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Jordan- based on the question the farmers pose to Binh about whether he "will marry three or four asiatique wives"(Truong 487), how would they treat an Asian woman?
ReplyDeleteEternity- Binh only cooks/works for GerturdeStein and Miss Toklas, so I don't think the people in Bilignin have tasted his cooking.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Eternity when it comes to the people of Bilignin possibly not being very receptive to Binh simply because he is a minority to the area. It connects to the quote Miss B pulled out almost showing the people of that area's ignorance and stereotyping. They would probably treat an Asian woman like a slave based on their views on Asiatique culture and a woman's place in that society. Given the time period (early 1900's) im sure not many women of any other culture were treated much better. Sexism was very prominant at this point. As far as the people of Bilignin questioning his cooking ability, if they did at all, I believe they were doing so because he was male not because he was Asian.
ReplyDeleteI agree that a woman, an Asian woman, would not have fared much better in Binh's situation. Do the people in Bilignin ever question or criticize Binh's cooking?
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