YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Character Setting and Culture in A Pair of Tickets by Amy Tan
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In five pages this story featured in The Joy Luck Club is analyzed in terms of the connection that exists between characters and c...
her white friends would agree with her that she was about as Chinese as they were, indicating she really possessed little of that ...
him an hour just to move his head into the room. The protagonist exclaims, "Ha! Would a madman have been so wise as this?" which i...
beings can sink. On December 9, 1937, Japanese troops attacked the city of Nanking; on the 13th, the "6th and 16th Divisions of th...
a story about meeting people and finding some sort of closure on the past wherein her mother lost her two daughters, and Tan findi...
In five pages Erich Fromm's theory on marketing orientation is applied to the character of Harold, husband of Lena, in Amy Tan's t...
and how they interpret life and art. In focusing on this subject we incorporate two essays which discuss aspects of art and life f...
An analysis of A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant, Amy Tan's Young G...
In five pages this paper discusses how parental understanding is crucial to children's success in a consideration of Gwendolyn Bro...
In eight pages the complex relationships between Asian mothers and their American daughters as described in Maxine Hong Kingston's...
A 6 essay comparing and contrasting the film version of Amy Tan's popular book and the book. The essay emphasizes Hollywood's ten...
little pleasure from drafting speeches for corporate executives," working as much as ninety hours a week because she could not see...
structure. "First Confession" recounts the events of a brief period in Jackies life. Therefore, Jackies perspective does not alter...
forced to make an inner journey that she was loathe to make. This is often a key component in the mythological heros quest. He or ...
play, the power in this contest lies with Waverly. But her mother is jealous of the girls success (not an unusual reaction), and ...
two people who hold true to the notion that determination and hard work can get you ahead in the world of the American ideal. Gats...
magazines; these tests are things like name the capitals of the states and so on (Tan, 1989). She hopes that Jing-mei will demonst...
of the nation, America is and was considered a land where someone could be anything they wanted, and they could succeed and be ric...
Mothers and daughters are perhaps, first and foremost, women. And, as women they are often stuck in many social categories as well...
When she disappoints her mother by failing one of her tests, she acknowledges her mothers failed hopes, but she also sees her "pro...
because when I was growing up, my mothers limited English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed t...
When Jing-Mei fell short of achieving the lofty goal her mother set for her, her insecurity intensified. After seemingly endless ...
In six pages this paper discusses the themes of Chines culture, pride, and relationships between mother and daughter in a comparat...
Daphnis." Their attraction for each other occurs only when each of them is confronted by new circumstances -- Chloe by the sight o...
In four pages this version of Arthur Miller's play is reviewed in terms of Willy Loman's character development and simplistic sett...
In five pages this tutorial essay examines the text in terms of the relationship that exists between theme, setting, and character...
In five pages a character analysis of Jane Eyre and how her development progresses in 5 different environmental settings are prese...
In five pages this paper compares and contrasts what each author's intentions are in their respective works along with the sense o...
Iin a paper consisting of six pages this essay discusses the short story in terms of how it reflects the author's own life. There...
In five pages this paper discusses how stereotypes are emphasized while appearing to eliminate them in these works by Stowe and Ta...