... him after he accuses her of falling in love with "the oily little Chink[Liu]-( 76 ). In a powerful assertion of her hatred for James, Minnie cries, "For all your[James] six feet of grossness, your small soul cannot measure up to his[Liu] great one-(76-7). This statement destroys James' male presence by asserting the worthlessness of his physical size, a characteristic ... - symbolically refers to Minnie's worth as a person because her embroidery represents her own creation, a symbol of her identity. Therefore, Liu's statement reveals that he has a great deal of respect for Minnie as a p...

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