it seems to be a trope that traditional asian families w only a daughter tend to implode. the mother cannot live vicariously through the conquests of the absent son. the father cannot make sense of his suffering without an heir
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their purpose is to create a hierarchy of value that allows for selection and social discernment so that the culture can continue while also evolving
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it’s only in wartime or communist productivity that the girls and the women have to be called to help harvest the grain or build the tanks of whatever the conditions of scarcity call for
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in the post-war stupor the women rightfully exclaim “this is all bullshit peacocking and pissing contests why can’t you all be nice”
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