The Youngest Light | A Journey Back to the Self

As a child growing up in Taiwan, Jane was indoctrinated in the culture of “The Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars” [二十四孝]. The exemplars were glorified by just how far they would go to honor and sacrifice for their parents.

But Jane was born in a different era. She had to look for other ways to show that she was worthy of being her parents’ daughter.

So she gave up her free will. She behaved how she was told to behave; she thought what she was told to think. Jane was told that no matter how “American families” acted, she would abide by Chinese family rules. She obeyed and kept the rage of the little girl locked deep within herself.

Until one day, the little girl could no longer contain the rage inside. Jane had to make a choice: Stay as her parents’ daughter or reclaim her free will – and her will to live.