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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...

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 ...

beings can sink. On December 9, 1937, Japanese troops attacked the city of Nanking; on the 13th, the "6th and 16th Divisions of th...

structure. "First Confession" recounts the events of a brief period in Jackies life. Therefore, Jackies perspective does not alter...

little pleasure from drafting speeches for corporate executives," working as much as ninety hours a week because she could not see...

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...

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...

reveal different offerings such as health care, optical, and auctions. The auction area for example is something much like eBay wh...

and sends her to learn to play the piano from a neighbor, Mr. Chong. Jing-Mei resents the lessons but tolerates them because Mr. C...

a person tried hard, anything could be accomplished. Therefore, she saw it as her duty to lead her daughter towards becoming an A...

written. As the two essays continue they build in their complexity where language is concerned. Tan states, "a speech filled with...

reader watches as a mother tries desperately to give her daughter all the advantages that she never had, reliving, to some extent,...

she thinks her daughter should be doing. She tells her daughter "Only ask you be your best" (Tan). The author who discusses ambi...

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...

The way in which protagonists in these respective short stories discover they are different than what their parents want them to b...

all sorts of unsettling events. This is a fictional account but it brings into play very real issues faced by todays population. ...

the experiences their protagonists have growing up as young, ethnic women in America. However, the relationship between the fictio...

a story about meeting people and finding some sort of closure on the past wherein her mother lost her two daughters, and Tan findi...

The betrayal that Mukherjee felt in Canada 20 years before she wrote the piece echoes the feelings that Mira has, as she finds her...

view" refers to whos telling the story, and it can be crucial to a readers understanding. This paper compares the point of view in...

Discusses cultural and sociological aspects concerning different languages through stories written by Amy Tan, Gloria Anzaldua and...

be successful in many ways. For example, at times she seems embarrassed by her mother and her use of the English language which ...

ending is quite compelling, letting on that the narrator is much more insightful than first appears. Certainly, the narrator is no...

This paper presents discussion of "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, ...

Americas historical experience with race, ethnicity, and/or gender. Who could be more appropriate for this task than one of our c...

just get the story out. In fact, many novelists and short story writers are storytellers. They simply tell a story. That is all th...