Emotionally, he was crippled. He couldn't develop. Yes, and he cooperated, unconsciously, with the arrangements. He internalized these laws into the fabric of his existence, so he's partially responsible as well. I haven't returned to China since I've been here.
China is distant.
I don't know what contemporary Chinese life is like now. I can't hear the noise, I can't smell the place. I'm not attached to it anymore. What's meaningful to me is the immigrant experience, the American life. There's a long tradition of outstanding literature about the immigrant experience in America, of course.