Lindo Jong

"It's too late to change you, but I'm telling you this because I worry about your baby. I worry that someday she will say, 'Thank you Grandmother, for the gold bracelet. I'll never forget you.' But later, she will forget her promise. She will forget she had a grandmother" (42-43).

This quote suggests that most people outside of the Asian culture are ungrateful. Promises are made temporarily, because many of them are forgotten. The gold bracelet symbolizes this temporary promise. The receiver of the bracelet is very grateful and full of happiness due to its worth, and the receiver makes promises that they cannot keep forever. The giver is soon forgotten.

Based on Lindo Jong's statements, the Asian culture emphasizes the teachings of thanks. In terms of the relationship between the parent and child, if the child is not grateful, it represents a disobedient and spoiled child. If the child is not grateful for the care of the parent, why care for the child?