Summary
Christopher Allen’s article (Monday June 19th 2006) is about the traditions which weigh on Chinese women, causing them to commit suicide. This is China’s big problem according to the World Health Organization. This problem is worse in rural areas because of the availability of poisons. Xu Rong, head of the suicide prevention project, says marriage is the main source of the problem because of the traditional attitude which is the women have no freedom to choose their husbands. She is lucky if her husband loves her and respects her and if not she might commit suicide to end her suffering and to save her dignity. In rural areas they prefer sons not daughters because of the security in future. If they have a daughter they abort her and this will be a problem in 2020. Rape, abduction, trafficking and prostitution are some examples of what might happen in 2020 because there will be no women who will marry men as a result of the imbalance between the genders. Xu Rong's organization helps women not to commit suicide; they give them skills to have jobs. Some go to the city to find their luck and to improve their lives.
Main idea:
The main idea in the article is the problem of Chinese women committing suicide; the article highlights Chinese women in 2020 and their life style in the society and the way of living in China.
Comment:
After reading this article it makes me feel sad and angry. Sad because it’s so unfair for those women who suffer bad experiences and angry because a child has the right to live in this world.
In general it’s a powerful and attractive article because it discuses a huge problem in Chinese society.
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