The Joy Luck Club

Yashna Bowen A98024314 HIEA 131- Daughter of Han Analysis A Daughter of Han: Perspective of One, Perspective of Many The text, “A Daughter of Han, An Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman”, shows us much about the ideals and customs upheld by Ning Liao TaiTai, one of the many ethnically Han Chinese woman living through the later Qing period and the so called Republican Period of China spanning the breakdown of the empires to the formation of the People’s Republic of China. Ning Liao Taitai…

Carole Wilkinson’s fantasy novel ‘Dragonkeeper’ is set in Ancient China and follows a slave girl and her dragon companion as they protect a dragon egg while traveling towards the ocean. ‘The journey of a thousand li begins with a single step.” (82) The factors of a fantasy novel are clearly evident in the book ‘Dragonkeeper’ because the story has a possible structure with its limits, ‘Dragonkeeper’ is set in a present era but with a fantasy twist and the characters grow to become better people.…

In the book, The Face on the Milk Carton, the main character discovers a secret that has been harbored from her for years. The character, Janie Johnson, lead a normal teenage life. She attended her local high school, was in the progress of learning how to drive, and had a good group of friends. But one day while eating lunch, Janie was drinking milk from the cafeteria when she noticed the picture of a little girl on it. The milk carton had an ad for missing children around the area, and Janie…

Each Individual informs the way one views others and the world. In the personal essay, “Us And Them” by David Sedaris, Sedaris claims that “The only place that seemed truly different was owned by a man named Mr. Tomkey, who did not believe in television.” (73) Mr. Tomkey was David's neighbor, who was viewed differently by David because of his personal beliefs of not wanting or needing a television. I suppose at that time it was or even still is strange for someone not to have a television in…

A mother and a daughter have different points of view about dreams in their lives. A mother draws on her mind the kind of future and life her daughter could have. But, the mother does not consider that her expectations are far away from her daughter’s dreams and goals. A mother and a daughter do not conceive the same thoughts about dreams and the future because everyone has different thoughts about it. There are two stories that at some points have something in common between a mother and a…

One thing that Lily continues to struggle with is being motherless. Although the Boatwright sisters act as mother figures to her, she still does not have a real mother. To cope with her struggle, Lily goes to the places that her mother went to when she was at the house. For example, Lily goes to the honey house, the place that May said her mother stayed, and rests there. Physically being in the location that her mother once was soothes Lily. Another method that Lily uses is imagining her mother…

In Amigo Brothers, the two friends, Antonio and Felix are both great boxers that eventually come face to faces in the ring. The two friends are forced to fight against each other to represent a club in their community. In the end, when the champion is going to be announced, Felix and Antonio both walked out together. Many people might say that this is a conflict with "no winner" since technically nobody won the fight; others may argue against that. The true question is, does every conflict…

The Setting of “A Pair of Tickets” by Amy Tan The setting of a story is defined as the time and place in which it takes place. In “A Pair of Tickets” the setting would be both the cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou located in Communist China. The setting affects the protagonist in a major way. Although she was born in America she is of chinese heritage. Returning to her cultural homeland changes her drastically from the American woman she thought she was, to the Chinese-American woman she becomes.…

may not be clear at first. No matter where you are or who you are, it is by the law of nature that you are bound to acknowledge the means of life. An obvious emotion that everyone is bound to experience is the feeling of being overwhelmingly full of joy. This emotion could be experienced in many different ways around the world such as getting accepted to a dream college or getting your driver’s license, or in Wang Lung’s case, having a son as his first born. In present day, in most parts of the…

In “Two Kinds,” by Amy Tan, the relationship between a Chinese mother and her Americanized daughter, Jing-Mei, is described through the mother’s efforts to make her daughter a prodigy. At first glance, Jing-Mei’s mother appears to be controlling, uncompassionate, and disgruntle towards Jing-Mei. Although this impression is accurate at the beginning of the story, the reader begins to learn more about Jing-Mei’s mother and her past, as well as her intent with forcefully encouraging Jing-Mei…