When Our Hair is White – Shanghai Girls Sisterhood is an extremely strong bond that is very difficult to break. Sisters face challenges through their lives and still manage to stay together and help one another through everything that comes their way. Pearl and May have a strong sisterly bond. They continue to do things for one another in order to keep each other safe, ignoring the difficulty and struggle it may come along with. Throughout their whole journey, Pearl and May were never split apart. The presence of fear can cause a person to fight or flight. It is an instant reaction when a person feels threatened. When the city of Shanghai is bombed by a Japanese aircraft, Pearl’s first thought is of May, her younger sister. “My immediate thought is for May. I have to find her. I stumble across a couple of mangled bodies. Their clothes have been ripped, …show more content…
“For every awful thing that’s been said and done, she is my sister. Parents die, daughters grow up and marry out, but sisters are for life. She is the only person left in the world who shares my memories of our childhood, our parents, our Shanghai, our struggles, our sorrows, and yes, even our moments of happiness and triumph. My sister is the one person who truly knows me, as I know her. The last thing May says to me is “When our hair is white, we’ll still have our sister love” (See 309). As the two sisters say their goodbyes, they come to a realization that after all they’ve been through it is not worth it to be upset with each other over the things they can’t change. They recall all the struggles they have been through together and even, at once, the happier times. The memories they share cannot be forgotten, and the bond between Pearl and May is irreplaceable. May believes that, through all of the pain and sorrow, her and Pearl will always have their sisterly