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Ban Zhao

1. The main purpose of this article is:
The writer has prepared lessons for her daughters on how to conduct themselves as women. She gives several different keys to being a good woman. She wrote these lessons for her daughters, but for a larger audience. With these lessons women can conduct themselves as virtuous women within Chinese society.

2. The main point of view presented is:

MPOV
Ban Zhao
§ Author
§ Female
§ Advisor
§ Scholar
§ Widow
§ Historian
§ Writer
§ Mother

APOV
Confucius
§ Chinese
§ Male
§ Political Figure
§ Philosopher
§ Educator

3. The most important information is:
§ She starts her lesson by being humble, submissive to Chinese patriarchal way of life.
§ Wrote lessons to benefit her daughter and other women of China.
§ Taught how a woman she e very modest, as well as very respectful unto others.
§ Instructed women to be hard workers, and to do their hard work without complaint.
§ Tells her daughters to serve......


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Approximate Word Count: 279
Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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