How does the extract use a range of writing techniques to portray Xianglin’s Wife’s collapse after she is stopped by Si-shen (四婶)? Analyse with reference to specific words and phrases.
How does the author, through Xianglin’s Wife being refused at the sacrifice even after she has “donated a threshold”, express his attitude towards traditional ritual propriety (礼教) and superstition? Analyse with reference to the extract and the rest of the novel (for example, the opening “祝福” ceremony where “only men may make the offerings”, and her death on the night of the “祝福” at the end).