From Times And Places - Emily Hahn

"I felt very guilty about everything in the world, but it was not agony. It was supportable" (357). 

From Times And Places by Emily Hahn

From The Norton's Book of Woman's Lives By Phyllis Ross 

Emily Hanh

    Put into a new environment, Emily had to adapt to a new lifestyle in China, where there happened to be a very bad opium outbreak. As she and her friend's lives became busier and busier, it became more and more tempting to use. Heh-van, in my opinion, is not a very good influence on Emily in multiple aspects as he tries to get her to use it again as he is incredibly oblivious to the powerful and detrimental effects it has on the human body. Since they had such busy lives, it became very easy to lose track of how much they were using, making addiction eminent. 

    She discusses how the areas hit the most are the poorer communities, as it was such a cheap way to get their fix. Uneducated, Emily seems to be unaware of how dangerous it is, as she says she "always wanted to be an opium addict"(344) which makes us believe she doesn't;t take it seriously at all. When she was also "sick with a cold", she made it seem like the drug wasn't the problem it was the wolr dhtat was the problem and she was just a victim.