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stories about our parent’s or our grandparent’s past. Whether it was when we were little at their house, or during a holiday when there was nothing left to talk about. Some would hear stories bigger than what they would ever expect. This happened to Lindo Jong’s daughter. Who heard the story of her mother’s greatest sacrifice. A sacrifice that was made in order to keep a promise. The promise of keeping her family’s honor. Which meant to stay in an arranged marriage with a man she didn’t love.…

We all know that in the world of literature, point of view significantly affects the story. So in this paper, I will analyse three distinct stories, each story represents a different point of view to the other two, thus we will be able to understand how different point of view affects characterization, theme and reader’s experience of the story. The first story, Rules of the Game by Amy Tan, has a first person point of view, but Tan also allows readers to view the daughter and mother at the same…

Survival skills that kept Aminata alive In the Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill, the life of an African woman named Aminata, who was kidnapped and forced into the slave trade, is explored. She Moves between Africa, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, England, and New York, facing many hardships and difficulties throughout the journey . Through it all, she manages to survive all her ordeals and lives to tell her story. Being able to read and write, speaking multiple languages and catching babies were…

Cultural Significance “The Joy Luck Club and My Life” Culture significance is one of the key elements in The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. What I mean by cultural significance is that the book shows the historic, social and spiritual value for past and present generations of mothers and daughters. The novel is about four Chinese mothers who have migrated from China to the United States, all the mothers migrated for different reasons, some were looking for a better life for their daughters and…

Wondrous Oblivion (2003). The main character, David Wiseman (Sam Smith), is a young Jewish boy that is living in a predominantly protestant white English society. David loves the sport of cricket, which a new neighbor from Jamaica, Dennis Samuels (Delroy Lindo), teaches him in an effort to adapt him to this type of culture. Dennis’ background as a member of the African Diaspora of the Windrush generation is a major part of social advancement, which threatens the native English family, the…

The slave trade brought about the devastation of entire African communities; who lost their history and unique way of life, with every branded slave. However, it also created much difficulty for those who wished to maintain their culture outside of their native land. Lawrence Hill’s The Book of Negroes reveals the struggles that slaves faced in colonial lands through Aminata’s experiences, as she strives to remain true to her religion, family, and childhood ambitions. First off, Aminata…

In Ousmane Sembène’s 2004 film Moolaadé, the community faces challenges regarding certain beliefs on the roles women have in the world. The people of Burkina Faso have always lived by certain traditions and when someone tries to contest a tradition, it brings conflict, anger, and death to the community. The film shows the roles woman play in an African lifestyle. It also shows how a community adapts to change and the struggles of going through change. Moolaadé shows how one individuals everyday…

People can go through identity changes many times in their lives for many reasons including losing weight, getting married, or moving. However, the identity changes in this essay have to do with a pressuring parent and a whole new life. In the book The Joy Luck Club, the main character, Jing-mei, experiences feelings of a lost identity until the end of the novel. The sense of identity that Jing-mei feels when she visits China is comparable to the Lost Boys of Sudan starting their new lives in…

As humans, we are inconsiderate and greedy animals who proceed down the most corrupted path to achieve our goals. Gone are our ethical values when our hunger for success is unleashed. Unconcerned with the wellbeing of others, our lethal daggers plunge into our vulnerable prey. With so many witnesses, why does no one step forward to save the victim? The answer is rather vague, and the ambiguity of the response is meant to mask the shameful reality; we, the human race, are selfishly disgusting. We…

Cultural and historical understanding can easily be lost between generations as time goes on. The Joy Luck Club is a novel written by Amy Tan about the stories of Chinese-American mothers and daughters who have many misunderstandings throughout their lives. The mothers having very different childhoods, opportunities and struggles than their daughters, causes this. Changes in language, culture, and lack of communication leads to many misunderstandings between characters in the story.…