Part Three, Pages 174 through 212 Summary

Min arrives in Shanghai and calls her mother who is glad to see her. The family dinner that evening is somewhat strained. Coral is worried because she doesn't want to be sent to the country to a farm and the family must have at least one "peasant" to fulfill the Party's policy. Neighbors look at Min and say that she isn't that pretty and her father warns that a person who climbs too high gains attention, and that attention isn't a good thing.

Min arrives at the film studio with a sealed letter announcing her arrival. She finds that there are slogans everywhere and is introduced to a man named Sound of Rain and a woman named Soviet Wong. Soviet Wong is a former actress and both, along with several others, are to serve as teachers to...