Chapter 4: Losing the Way
"I wipe the tears from my face and put the terrible notice in my purse, snapping the clasp with finality. No more weeping. I must think clearly. I must get in touch with my higher self - that more-than-conscious inner voice that seldom speaks with words. I chide myself for giving in to self-pity in a dangerous situation" (102). From this quote we see a turning point in the book. Le Ly reaches an epiphany and starts to realize that self-pity isn't going to get her very far. She decides to forget about everything bad that has happened in the past. She wants to become a stronger woman and fight for a better life. This realization that Le Ly goes through reminds me of the song Superwoman by Alicia Keys.
Once Le Ly starts living her "new" life, she moves to Saigon with her mother. There, she becomes a servant for a man named Anh. Although he is married, and she is his servant, they begin to fall in love and Le Ly is finally happy. For once in her life, she can be relieved that something is going right.
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