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In the short story “The Tall Woman and Her Short Husband” what do you think the author is trying to say about being “normal”? Furthermore, who or what do you think is the villain in this story and why?

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The tailors wife is the villain because she tries to make them look bad and accuses them for something they didn't do and stalks them.
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Explanation: In the short story "The Tall Woman and her Short Husband" by Feng Ji-Cai, the author tries to say that being "normal" depends on the force of habit and prejudice. Their neighbors see this unusual couple of a tall woman and her short husband as a mismatched couple. They are watched and ridiculed constantly by them. Furthermore, the couple is constantly stalked by the villain of the story, the tailor's wife who cannot understand how these two could get together. She thinks that the tall woman is a gold-digger and that she married him because of his money. The tailor's wife wants to find something that proves they are a fake couple. But she cannot. They are like most couples.

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