The simple dowel serves as a general-purpose rolling pin, like most Asian rolling pins. This reflects the character of Eastern Naive Dialecticism, which is flexible and accepts contradictions and constant change. Addition of spacers constrain its use to a specific function as well as a singularity in material to represent Western Non-Contradiction. Together, the rolling pin and its spacers resemble bamboo, representing a balance between flexibility and rigidity, generality and specificity.