"I didn't know I could write that kind of thing …." Clearly, long-term subservience has made it difficult for these disadvantaged persons to express themselves. Statements such as "I think" and "I want" are alien to them.
「我不知道可以這樣寫… …」可以看出，長期服從、受支配的生活，使得這些弱勢者不知如何表述自己，「我認為」、「我想要」的表述方式對她們來說竟十分陌生。