Arranged Marriages In Chinese Culture

Of course, matrimonial ceremonies dutifully establish the convention rules between individuals involved, as the marriage, change in family dynamics and connections define the expected duties of men and women play in society. In Chinese culture, men have authority in the household, as An-Mei’s mother married a rich man “named Wu Tsing who already had a wife, two concubines and other bad children,” (35) The prominence of the male had of the household having several wives and children with these concubines and consorts while they had to remain faithful to him, establishes the privilege men have in several marriages and relationships while the women were just one of many to him. He is also free to take in as many wives and have as many children as he likes, going back and forth between them even though he has formed a marriage with each of them, reminding of his role in society as authoritative and domineering as an alpha …show more content…
Marriages were never for love or passion in Chinese culture, as the role of matchmakers into arranged marriages play a huge role in defining the lives young Chinese girls would live for the rest of their lives. For Lindo Jong, “[She] was promised to the Huangs’ son for marriage, [her] own family began treating [her] as if [she] belonged to somebody else.” This shows the expectations of future wives and how they will fit into their future husband’s families, as they become their husband’s families properties even before marriage and taken even from their own. Marriages are meant to be jubilant, lively celebrations and festivities for new beginnings, but the aftermaths and long term consequences for women especially may not be the most