Insufficient Women or Insufficient Equality Anonymous 10th Grade

Feminism is the equality of the sexes in social, political, and economic standards. Balzaccand the Little Chinese Seamstress shows how many assumptions and expectations there are of women, compared to those of men. This piece of literature does not support feminism because not only does the Little Chinese Seamstress tolerate two men who think they are better than her, but her ultimate solution to make a better life for herself stems from her newly bred confidence from her realization that beauty holds a great value. This is one of many stereotypical assumptions people make, saying that women must be beautiful in order to be successful, fit in, and find love. She gives in to Luo’s idea of sophistication which ultimately supports men’s unrealistic expectations of women and their way of thinking that places themselves above women.

From the beginning of the novel, Luo underlines the Little Chinese Seamstress as not good enough for him. After the narrator and Luo first meet the Little Chinese Seamstress, who is called the “princess of Phoenix mountain” (Sijie 21), the narrator questions Luo about his feelings for the Little Chinese Seamstress saying, “‘Have you fallen in love with her?’”, Luo replies, “‘She’s not civilized, at...