This story has a very important theme: You should never let go of your dreams. Ailin was jeered at, teased, and had her engagement broken because she didn't want to have her feet bound, but she still held onto her dreams.
Just as Ailin eventually found success, if you hold onto your dreams and work hard towards them, you will find success. When Ailin found a friend (James Chew) who supported her, the two of them started a restaurant in America where women were free of bound feet. Ailin's dreams came true, since she had always wanted to become independent. If you pursue your dreams, you can always have some sense of achievements. Even if the dream may not become true, you will find friends who have the same beliefs as you.
Another theme is that being unique is not always a bad thing. Ailin didn't have bound feet, so she could work and support herself. Also, she could run and jump freely, something that people with bound feet couldn't do. The poster on the door to Rm. 17 says, "What is right is not always popular. What is popular is not always right." The story in this book echoes exactly the same idea. Having bound feet basically paralyzes the person who is getting bound feet. Ailin's refusal to bind her feet was like trying to sail a sailboat against the wind, since she was just one girl against many others around her. It was hard for her, but that struggle let her dreams come true and become free.
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