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In Search of Harmony Between East and West.

In traditional society, everyone has their own role. Men and women don’t just follow customs—they fulfill duties and exercise rights granted to them by their culture. There is wisdom and beauty in this.

The protagonist of Pearl S. Buck’s novel *East Wind: West Wind* is Kwei-lan—not a fighter or a revolutionary. She is a woman learning to think and understand herself.

Kwei-lan was born in China, where traditions are as strong as stone walls. She learned to obey, to uphold the family’s honor, to be a worthy daughter and wife. But her husband, educated in the West, showed her that one can live differently—not by destroying the past, but by combining the best traditions with principles of common sense.

This book is about:
Harmony between culture and modernity
Wisdom not in strength, but in understanding life
Transformation that does not reject roots but enriches them

Pearl S. Buck’s novel reminds us that it’s important not to fight the past but to learn to benefit from it and move forward.

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EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK:

“You must not expect to be attracted to a man you see for the first time in your life, and the same is true for me. Our marriage is forced; we were both compelled into it. We did not make this decision ourselves. But from now on, we can build our lives as we wish. And I want to do everything differently than our ancestors did. I will consider you my equal in all things. You are not my property but a separate person with your own desires, and I would like us to be friends, if, of course, you wish it as well.”

These are the words I heard on our first wedding night. I was impressed and did not fully understand what it meant to be equal to a man? And why? Am I not his wife? If he does not tell me what to do, then who will? Is he not my rightful master? He says I was forced to marry, but that is not true. What else would I do if I did not marry? Who else could I marry, if not the person to whom my parents promised me at birth? I was confused and did not understand where the coercion lay, for everything was done according to custom.
“East Wind: West Wind”