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The Goddess

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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })The Goddess (神女, Shénnǚ) is a 1934 Chinese silent film. The unnamed protagonist is a young woman in Shanghai who is prostituting herself to provide for her infant son. One night she dives into a random door in order to avoid a police raid. Unfortunately for her the apartment she hides in is inhabited by a thuggish lout of a man who runs a gambling den. The man first strongarms her into having sex with him in exchange for hiding in the apartment, then later looks her up again and forces himself into her life as a most unwelcome pimp. The woman tries to raise her son while dealing with her pimp and struggling with the social stigma of her life as a prostitute.The Goddess treats prostitution with a frankness and honesty that Western films would not approach for decades. Star Ruan Lingyu killed herself in 1935 aged only 24, after multiple bad relationships had made her a target of the Chinese tabloid press. Her story was dramatized in the 1992 film Center Stage, starring Maggie Cheung.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_2'); })For another tearjerker starring Ruan Lingyu, see Peach Blossom Weeps Tears of Blood.
 The Goddess
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 2018-10-12T05:25:28Z
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 Between My Legs
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 Between My Legs: The woman is framed this way between the pimp's legs, as he forces his way into her life.
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 Disappeared Dad
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 Disappeared Dad: The woman tells the school that her son's father is dead. No backstory is provided to explain who the boy's father is or how the woman even wound up living the life of a streetwalker.
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 Bittersweet Ending
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 Bittersweet Ending: The woman is sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing the pimp. But the principal comes to see her in jail and tells her that he has adopted the boy and will educate the boy himself, giving the boy a chance at a better life. The woman tells him to tell her son that she's dead, and the film ends with her imagining his future life.
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 Asshole Victim
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 Asshole Victim: That pimp sure does deserve what he gets.
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