How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Our class status continued to hold us back. Because of our political background I was denied another opportunity to become a stage actress, just as Ji-yong was not allowed to become a trumpeter nor Ji-yun a singer. But we never gave up. (E.8)
Even after the Revolution is over, Ji-li and her family struggle because of their social class. There's no escaping it, which shows how ingrained these ideas about class status became in China.