Read the passage from "Two Kinds.” I could see why my mother was fascinated by the music. It was being pounded out by a little Chinese girl, about nine years old, with a Peter Pan haircut. The girl had the sauciness of a Shirley Temple. She was proudly modest like a proper Chinese Child. And she also did this fancy sweep of a curtsy, so that the fluffy skirt of her white dress cascaded slowly to the floor like the petals of a large carnation. Which Chinese cultural value is revealed by the passage?
The girl is described as “proudly modest” and performing a graceful, careful curtsy. These details show that she is composed and restrains showiness, which reflects self-control. The passage does not describe her following an order, so obedience is not the best choice.
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