Snow Flower And The Secret Club Analysis

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Authors, use literary devices, to highlight the certain aspects of living. The novel, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See, utilizes a literary device called foil. In its context, foil is when one character is contrasted with another character. This contrast, is to showcase their difference in traits. It is from these traits that the characters can either help themselves or destroy themselves. The two girls, Lily and Snow Flower, are the foil in the book. Both of these girls are to live together forever in jibe, yet, as time goes on, their relationship becomes strained. Creating this strain, is their difference in personalities. This difference, comes in the form of following orders. Whereas Snow Flower wants to go against orders, Lily …show more content…

It is with these actions that Snow Flower presents her inevitable ability of not following given instructions. Furthermore, from being free of others ruling, Snow Flower is able to keep a level head of the emotions, which dictate her character. These emotions include “trust” and “love”, and, they help her stay “persevering, straightforward [and] outward-looking” (4, 5). The exertion of her traits, are best in the viewing of how she deals with Lily. When Lily questions her of lying throughout their companionship, Snow Flower responds by saying that ‘[she tells her] the truth” (230). Snow Flower manages to show her preserving nature of hoping everything will get better. Although, this is not the case, when Lily humiliates her. Enacting a response to her claim, Snow Flower states that “[she cannot] just [wait for Lily’s choosing of comfort]” and that “[she feels] like a bird flying alone [who cannot find it’s] mate” (231). Thus, destroying the friendship officially, in both of their minds. Adding to this heavy hearted loss of companionship, Snow Flower dies at the end of the novel. In her last days of living, she tells Lily that “[she is] sorry for everything [and hopes that she understands that she still loves her]” (236). Her apology, incases her emotions once again, and, her personality of preserving, even in the face of death. Also in her last moments of life, Snow Flower asks Lily to be “[the] aunt to [her] children” (240) . Praying, that Lily will be able to watch over them, so, they do not ruin any of their relationships like they did. In other words, Snow Flower also exhibits her personality of outward-looking= moving towards the correct direction of life. Even if it takes a new generation to accomplish

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