Jing-Mei was being compared to Shirley Temple by her mother. Shirley Temple was a child actress during the Great Depression, she was also known as "Americas Sweetheart"

Pleading Child is the song Jing-Mei plays to please her mother and to feel some kind of love from her. Perfectly Contented symbolizes Jing-Mei during her adult hood, she follows her own mind and is independent.