Answer :
The extract provided from Yung Wing's book My Life in China and America points out how the public perceived his parent's decision to send Yung Wing to a foreign school instead of a regular orthodox Confucian school.
He intends to make his readers understand what it meant for a Chinese boy to be admitted to a foreign school.
Yung Wing wonders why his parents chose to admit him to a school set up by Mrs. Gutzlaff, an English lady when his older brother completed his education in a regular orthodox Confucian school.
The author feels that following in his brother's footsteps would have been an easier alternative than attracting the ire of the Chinese.
To be accepted in Chinese society meant to keep up with its traditions. For power, influence, and esteemed regard in China, appointing oneself to a Chinese cult was expected.
Yung Wing's parents certainly broke the pattern of tradition with their decision. Thus, in this excerpt, the author attempts to explain the social stigma surrounding his parent's decision.
Hence, the first option is correct.
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Full Question ;
Yung Wing tells briefly of how the public would think of his parents sending him to Mrs. Gutzlaff's Mission School. How does this influence how the reader should view his parent's decision?
A He wants the reader to understand the social stigma around his parent's decision.
B He is providing context for the reader as to why he and his friends hated Mrs. Getzlaf's Mission School.
C His plan is to explain why his siblings went to the regular orthodox Confucian school.
D He is showing what happens to families who go against what the general public wants.
