What's haunting about that? Finding a husband or wife is a primary concern in almost every culture, so that makes sense. Along the same lines, the characteriza

What's haunting about that? Finding a husband or wife is a primary concern in almost every culture, so that makes sense. Along the same lines, the characterization of En-mei as selfish and manipulative seems unfair. His story is a heightened version of a common one: guy grows up in a small town, gets in some trouble, leaves to see a bit of the big world, then goes back home because -- while the big world has some interesting stuff -- the small town makes more sense to him.