Marriage of a Thousand Lies
The book Marriage of a Thousand Lies discusses about family traditions versus a relationship that will not be accepted in this kind of family. I find the book relatable-- although I am not in the same position as the main character-- but this is a thing that is still very common nowadays. Also it is wonderful to have the author come and talk about the book, which is not an experience we could always get.
The movie we see in class has a similar tone to the book, where things doesn't always end up happily. Although it lefts a feeling of commiserate in the audiences mind, but I personally think it reflects the reality. Not everything would go the way you wanted it to be, and not all stories need to have a happy end. It is the not so happy end would make the viewers think and realize that this is still a thing that haven't been solved in the society, and there are people that is having trouble with the problems they are dealing with.
Both in the book and the movie, the girls in love all wanted to run away together and never deal with their family's rejection anymore. But in real life (also in the book), it is not as easy as it sounds. Some time they will have the face the consequences of making this kind of decision (like Lucky's "Husband" in the book), and it doesn't feel good when your family is against you or doesn't want to see you again.
I liked the part in the book where we could see the some of the situations from the Mother's point of view. The mother only wants her daughters to be married and lived a good life. But her daughters doesn't listen to her. The mother is probably making the decision of what she thinks is the best for her daughters, some accepts it, but some doesn't. I feel like the mother loves her daughter a lot, and she seems to be trying to accept her daughter's choices, but she is still very traditional and it is against the family "rules".
After listening to the author's talk in class, I didn't know that before publishing a book she wrote a lot of versions of the plot, and goes through a lot of changes. I also didn't know the publisher would "brand" an author based on what types of books they write, and would expect them to keep writing these type of books. Also it is interesting to learn that there is a South-Asian stereotype for authors, too.
After all I really enjoyed reading the book, it helps me learn more about the struggle and mind of LGBT group dealing with a traditional family, and I hope someday everyone would all find happiness and could live freely like the way they wanted.
The movie we see in class has a similar tone to the book, where things doesn't always end up happily. Although it lefts a feeling of commiserate in the audiences mind, but I personally think it reflects the reality. Not everything would go the way you wanted it to be, and not all stories need to have a happy end. It is the not so happy end would make the viewers think and realize that this is still a thing that haven't been solved in the society, and there are people that is having trouble with the problems they are dealing with.
Both in the book and the movie, the girls in love all wanted to run away together and never deal with their family's rejection anymore. But in real life (also in the book), it is not as easy as it sounds. Some time they will have the face the consequences of making this kind of decision (like Lucky's "Husband" in the book), and it doesn't feel good when your family is against you or doesn't want to see you again.
I liked the part in the book where we could see the some of the situations from the Mother's point of view. The mother only wants her daughters to be married and lived a good life. But her daughters doesn't listen to her. The mother is probably making the decision of what she thinks is the best for her daughters, some accepts it, but some doesn't. I feel like the mother loves her daughter a lot, and she seems to be trying to accept her daughter's choices, but she is still very traditional and it is against the family "rules".
After listening to the author's talk in class, I didn't know that before publishing a book she wrote a lot of versions of the plot, and goes through a lot of changes. I also didn't know the publisher would "brand" an author based on what types of books they write, and would expect them to keep writing these type of books. Also it is interesting to learn that there is a South-Asian stereotype for authors, too.
After all I really enjoyed reading the book, it helps me learn more about the struggle and mind of LGBT group dealing with a traditional family, and I hope someday everyone would all find happiness and could live freely like the way they wanted.
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