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Tanvir Ahmed asked this question about The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1):
what is foot-binding that mentioned in this book?
LJ Eames I would say there are no 'fun facts' about foot binding. Besides the long process of cruel and painful foot deformation - there is the hobbling effect…moreI would say there are no 'fun facts' about foot binding. Besides the long process of cruel and painful foot deformation - there is the hobbling effect for life. This causes the woman to be fully dependent and crippled. She is like a pet in a cage - movement is restricted. The later side effects are also nasty.
The vestiges of this hobbling of women's feet that we have today in the west are the leg and foot mangling spike heeled shoes. Women puzzlingly elect to subject themselves to these - in the name of a dubious beauty. The men in China thought the twisted and shriveled up feet were beautiful too...(less)
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The Good Earth
by Pearl S. Buck
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