The title of this passage is important because it gives us valuable information on what the passage will be about. By reading the title it’s apparent that the power and status of women in Chinese society is not at all equal to that of men. We can see by the title that women in the Chinese society probably aren’t given much of a voice and they don’t get the liberty to make their own decisions. The fact that the grandmother has no name tells us that she is someone that isn’t really considered to have power in the family; someone who is not really looked up to in the family.

In the story we see that the power relationship between men and women is significantly different. We see how the men are the ones that travel to America to do the work of bringing the money and providing for the family while the women are supposed to follow the rules of being a lady and staying faithful to their husbands. In one of the imaginations Kingston has of her aunt she portrays her aunt as being told what to do by a man. Her aunt didn’t have any choice but to listen and obey to what the man told her to do.

In the story we see a great emphasis on how the elders are supposed to set an example to the younger family members and how everyone in the family is supposed to not bring disgrace to the family reputation. The fantasies show us that younger Chinese women don’t really have power to do what they want. That they put their attention towards trying to look their best to satisfy and meet the expectations men have on them. That they should be preparing to be loyal wives to their husbands and to not bring disgrace to their families.