She has a droopy look and is bitter from all the milk and calves that have been stolen from her. She doesn't say much, but she usually has a pretty keen sense of what is going on. Her gift is an ancient coin, about the size of a quarter. Pictured here is an Imperial coin of the Heavenly mandate (Chinese). The string used to tie it is thick red twine, the type used in traditional Chinese knotting (an artform). Shown is a ÒFlower Knot.Ó
About Vivian's look... here are a couple images returned while searching for ÒDykeÓ and ÒmonobrowÓ -- random, but they show some of the bitchy feeling. The old black and white photo is interesting to me because it shows a bit of a mannish woman who is still motherly.
Vivian's greatest obstacle is learning to forgive. She finally conquers this in The Village of Ignorance.
