One is a caged bird imprisoned by patriarchy; the other, a soul withered after years confined to a grand old mansion.
She escapes one ornate cage, only to stumble into another prison, dark and sunless.
She is trapped in the prison-like Zhou residence. For eighteen years, this gloomy, shadowy house has never known true light.
I just finished reading Thunderstorm.
I really like Fanyi, the most passionate woman in the play, and the one who is most like a thunderstorm.
But the ending is truly tragic.
I wrote New Thunderstorm because I wanted to give her a chance at redemption.
If someone had reached out to her in her darkest hour, would things have ended differently?
Theme: Give me liberty or give me death
