5. Nag Hong Fah acquires an option on an uptown restaurant for his
second son.
6. Little Fanny is born, bringing a “change into the marital
relations”; this time, no gifts are bestowed.
7. Nag tells Fanny he has given up the option. This information on
his part leads directly to the
_Dramatic Climax_: First peak: the excellent scene between Fanny
and Nag Hong Fah, where the _racial struggle_ is best dramatized.
Fanny’s imploring fails against the stony wall of Nag Hong Fah’s
determination. All must be as he says; Little Fanny will be disposed
of as he sees fit. With Fanny the greater wrong disappears in the
lesser; she forgets her daughter’s education in recalling that she
had received no presents at the child’s birth. “A bracelet.... That’s
what I’m gonna get!” marks the beginning of the resolution of the
complication, which has been so skilfully effected. The first peak
of the climax is succeeded by the second peak: Yung Long in passing
receives Fanny’s message, “Swell looker!”
_Steps toward the Climax of Action_: Summary repetitions of the
dramatic climax scene emphasize the winning out of Nag Hong Fah. 2.
Nag Hong Fah receives permission from the official head of Fanny’s
family to beat her. 3. She becomes the submissive wife; the family
seems a model of happiness.