4. Mr. Q’s Character

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preliminaries
4. 1. Madam X’s Age and Mr. Q’s Looks 3
5. 2. Madam X’s Occupations 20
6. 3. Madam X’s and the Widow’s Differing Opinions about ‘‘Sex’’ 48
7. 4. Mr. Q and His Family 68
8. 5. The Failure of Reeducation 77
9. 6. Madam X Talks Abstractly of Her Experiences with Men 85
10. The Way Things Are Done
11. 1. A Few Opinions about the Story’s Beginning 99
12. 2. Some Implications 151
13. 3. The Tails’ Confessions 187
14. 4. Mr. Q’s Character 196
15. 5. Madam X Is Up a Creek 211
16. 6. Who Made the First Move? 216
17. 7. How to Wrap Up All the Issues Left Hanging 244
18. 8. The Rationality of the Widow’s Historical Contribution and Status 270
19. 9. The Vague Positions of Mr. Q and Madam X’s Husband 283
20. 10. How We Reversed the Negative and Elected Madam X Our Representative 305
21. 11. Madam X’s Steps Are Buoyant; On Broad Five Spice Street, She Walks toward Tomorrow 319