BookReviewofTheKitchenGod’sWifeAfterfinishingthebook,whatimpressedmemostisWinnie，atoughwoman，oppressedbyhishusbandoratlarge,thetraditionalsociety.Actually,Winnie’slifeisdestinedtobeatragedy.Forcedtomarryanoldmanshehadneverseen,hermotherdidnotyieldtothemisfortunethoughshehadababywhichusedtobeaburdentomostofmothers,especiallyaftershefailedtopersuadeherso-calledhusbandtolegalizeherstatusbothinthefamilyandinthesociety.Ithadbeenfoundthathermotherhadrunawaywithheradultererandwasfounddeadbyalake.Thereafter,thelittlegirlwassenttoheruncle’sfamilyandspentherchildhoodthere.Sheseemedinsomemeasuretobesatisfiedwithherrelativelypeacefullifedespitethefactthatcomparedwithhercousin,shehadachievedanunfairtreatment.Theturningpointdidn’tcameuntilthedayshemarriedthemanwhohercousinfellinlovewith.shehadthoughthewasauprightandgoodguyandsheevendreamedthedaystheycouldspenttherestoftheirlifeinpeaceandharmony.Butitturnedtobenot.Althoughtorturedbyhidhusband,aninsanewhorecklesslyabusedherwife,hadnumberlessextramaritalrelationshipsandwasacowardsoldieraswell,bothphysicallyandpsychologicallyandsufferingfromotherlivingpressure,shestillhadfaithinlifeandwantedtostartitover.Frankly,shehadholdtheidealurkinginsideherofstrugglingwithherfateandgettingridofthismiseryandboredom.Shehadbeenstragglingwithchoices.Butgivenherlittlebabyandfamilyreputation,sheshrankbacktimeandagain.Ononehand,sheistosomeextentawickedandcruelwifewhopreyedhishusbandwoulddieassoonaspossiblesoastoliberalizeherselfandherlittlegirl.Ontheotherhand,sheisacommonandsimpleChinesewoman.Shesympathizedwiththepeoplestrandedinthewar.Sheusedherdowrytoinvitethesurvivedsoldierstoherhouseandtreatedthemtomeat-stuffeddumplings.Shegotusedtobeinfearandpanic,sodidherdaughter.Shedidnotdaretorealizethegoodnessgivenbyoneofhersecretadmirer,asoldier.Sheswallowedthesorrowslikehishusband’sslappingherinpublic.Thelaststrawwaswhenherhusbandheldindifferenceandapathytotheirbaby’sdeath.Shedeterminedtobeginherownwayoflife.ShejoinedapartyanddancedwithaAmericanmanhav