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1. The quote "To move freely was a luxury stolen from them at birth". It is found in part two of the poem, 3rd and 4th lines. This is in the part of the poem when Jade is describing the difficulties she has to face in China. She also had to have her feet binded, and she was hardly fed. This means they were basically slaves since they were born, just because they were born women.




2. We have traditions, our name, and our own culture that add to our identity. We take this for granted, it just comes naturally living in the United States. However, Jade, living in China had all those taken away. She really has no identity because she she was not born free. She has a name, Jade, but so does most of the first born daughters. Its not really that special because every girl is named Jade pretty much. Her traditions are the same as everyone else too, as a women in China, you do lot's of work. Jade doesn't have a real identity because she's a women in China. She tries to get her identity by moving to the U.S, but I guess it didnt work. She wants to go back to China where she had more of an identity but it was too late for turning back.