How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"By law, I could not have another, but my in-laws were desperate for a boy, a male heir who could carry on the family name. If we had lived in the countryside, they might have just abandoned or drowned the baby girl […] However, there was one loophole to the one-child rule: if your baby had a handicap, you were allowed to have another." (3.20.19)
Again, Kerry Chu puts all of Singapore into perspective by explaining Rachel's potential fate as a result of the one-child policy in China. We at Shmoop are not fans of "you only get one" policies, especially if we're talking morning bagels.