lingherself two days before the lunar new-year, she manipulated Wu-Tsing (the manwho raped her and made her his concubine) into submission. Because of thesignificance of the date, Wu-Tsing feared that the ghost of An-Mei's mother wouldseek revenge for what he had done, so he promised that he would raise An-Mei ashis honored child. (P. 240). This sacrifice however, had another act of loveconcealed within it. The final thing that An-Mei's mother whispers to her as shedies, was that "She would rather kill her own weak spirit so she could give me(An-Mei) a stronger one." (P.240). The theme of sacrifice is again shown, alongwith the theme of motherly-love. In conclusion, one can see that by examining each of the four families, thatthe theme of sacrifice is developed and maintained throughout the story. Thefrequency of the examples as well as their emotional impact proves this to be true....
