Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club": Psychological Theories/Perspectives
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10 pages in length. The presence of cultural heritage in Chinese-American life is not as significant as it once was, with the overall incorporation not being of high priority to the younger generations. One may readily surmise that this unexpected and often unwelcome secularism has virtually everything to do with the manner in which the passage of time becomes such a significantly painful occurrence for each mother's personal experience. The writer discusses psychological theories and perspectives, as well as the concept of age, as they relate to Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club." Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Amy Tan's Two Kinds
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This 3 page paper provides an overview of the major theme of Amy Tan's Two Kinds, and relates the relationship between Jing-mei and her mother as it represents this theme. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Amy Tan’s Two Kinds: Mothers and Daughters
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A 4 page paper which examines mother/daughter relationships as seen through Amy Tan’s short story Two Kinds. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Amy Tan/Mothers & Daughters in Joy Luck Club
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A 5 page essay, in which the writer discusses how Tan explores the intricate bonds that exist between mothers and daughters. The novel concerns four aging members of the "Joy Luck Club," who gather regularly in San Francisco to play mah-jongg. By exploring the lives of these women, both past and present, and their relationships with their native-born American daughters, Tan demonstrates that all of the women, Chinese-born immigrants and American-born natives, share the experience of having to differentiate themselves from their mothers, while also, simultaneously, endeavoring to maintain a relationship with the one woman who connects them intimately with their past. No additional sources cited.
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Analysis of the Novel Red Azalea by Anchee Min:
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This 7 page paper is divided into 2 sections. The first section is journal-style and discusses the themes of desire and betrayal and the second section is essay style and discusses secret desires and revolutionary passion. Bibliogrpahy lists 4 sources.
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Andrew Lang; Storyteller of the Arabian Nights
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This 11 page paper considers the way in which Andrew Lang adopts the role of storyteller in his interpretation of the tales of the Arabian Nights. There were, and still are, many contemporary issues in these tales, and in presenting them in the descriptive and captivating manner that Lang accomplishes we can see not only his love of fairytales and fantasy but also a demonstration of his own life, personality, desires and moral reasoning. The bibliography cites 1 source.
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Article Analysis: Two Ways to Belong to America
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This 3 page paper is an analysis of the article "Two Ways to Belong to America" by Bharati Mukherjee.
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Banana Yoshimoto/Tsugumi, Kitchen & N.P.
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A 4 page essay that examines the fiction of Japanese writer Banana Yoshimoto, specifically looking at Goodbye Tsugumi, Kitchen and N.P. as being representative of her fictional style. The writer argues that Yoshimoto writes from the heart, offering her readers insight into the minds, as well as the lives of her protagonists. It is this quality in her writing that provides the essential ingredient that gives her novels international appeal. Her books picture young Japanese women trying to cope with the pressures of a traditional culture in a modern world. In portraying their problems and dreams, Yoshimoto creates stories that connect with young people everywhere. No additional sources cited.
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Bao Ninh/Sorrow of War
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A 5 page essay that examines Bao Ninh's novel of North Vietnamese wartime experience and answers the question as to how the Vietnamese perspective of the war differed from the North American. T he writer argues that the basic answer is "not at all," as this novel is written in the tradition of All Quiet at the Western Front, and recounts the experiences of the ordinary soldier, not "larger" issues of ideology. No additional sources cited.
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