Mr. Tang is the elderly Chinese American scholar Ruth hires to translate LuLing’s manuscript. He falls in love with LuLing after reading her story. Understanding the hardships LuLing has endured allows Mr. Tang to look beyond LuLing’s age and dementia and see her as the strong, resilient woman she was in her manuscript. Mr. Tang patiently listens to LuLing’s remembrances and discerns the authentic meaning beneath her occasionally confused, jumbled words. Sharing her memories with Mr. Tang brings LuLing the closure she needs to make peace with her past. Her relationship with Mr. Tang brings LuLing happiness, which is something she has vehemently denied herself ever since Precious Auntie’s suicide.
Mr. Tang Quotes in The Bonesetter’s Daughter
The The Bonesetter’s Daughter quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Tang or refer to Mr. Tang. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part Three: Chapter One
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Ruth listened with fascination. It was as if Mr. Tang had known her mother years before. He easily guided her to the old memories, to those that were still safeguarded from destruction.
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Mr. Tang Quotes in The Bonesetter’s Daughter
The The Bonesetter’s Daughter quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Tang or refer to Mr. Tang. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part Three: Chapter One
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Ruth listened with fascination. It was as if Mr. Tang had known her mother years before. He easily guided her to the old memories, to those that were still safeguarded from destruction.
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