YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Patterns by Amy Lowell
Essays 61 - 90
beings can sink. On December 9, 1937, Japanese troops attacked the city of Nanking; on the 13th, the "6th and 16th Divisions of th...
the experiences their protagonists have growing up as young, ethnic women in America. However, the relationship between the fictio...
be successful in many ways. For example, at times she seems embarrassed by her mother and her use of the English language which ...
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...
when she fails-according to them-it overwhelms her and undermines her sense of self and her self-esteem ("Meeting Sophie"). The "...
Mothers and daughters are perhaps, first and foremost, women. And, as women they are often stuck in many social categories as well...
Americas historical experience with race, ethnicity, and/or gender. Who could be more appropriate for this task than one of our c...
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 ...
is completely unique and no two are alike. Therefore, what takes place is a kind of power struggle between the subject and the ob...
reader watches as a mother tries desperately to give her daughter all the advantages that she never had, reliving, to some extent,...
that is part of mine. But when she was born, she sprang from me like a slippery fish, and has been swimming away from me since" (T...
just get the story out. In fact, many novelists and short story writers are storytellers. They simply tell a story. That is all th...
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...
took the piano lessons and began, at the recital, to feel some powerful connection with the music, and then failed. She would neve...
who is not incredibly involved in her one daughters life. That daughter is Dee. The other daughter, Maggie, lives with her and the...
current theories and current research. Over time, changes in these theories and research and their application can have a lasting...
magazines; these tests are things like name the capitals of the states and so on (Tan, 1989). She hopes that Jing-mei will demonst...
truths with incredible power. For example, Hitler used language in an incredibly powerful way, playing on the truths of the people...
of the nation, America is and was considered a land where someone could be anything they wanted, and they could succeed and be ric...
her white friends would agree with her that she was about as Chinese as they were, indicating she really possessed little of that ...
written. As the two essays continue they build in their complexity where language is concerned. Tan states, "a speech filled with...
a person tried hard, anything could be accomplished. Therefore, she saw it as her duty to lead her daughter towards becoming an A...
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...
to practice a musical instrument for 30 minutes or an hour each day but Chua requires her children to practice for three four hou...
In five pages this paper discusses how the author portrays East and West cultural oppositions....
In three pages this essay discusses the symbolism of the novel's title and considers how it relates to the human experience. The ...
In a paper that consists of five pages the Chinese legacy of mothers and daughters that provides them with their identity is discu...
In five pages this story featured in The Joy Luck Club is analyzed in terms of the connection that exists between characters and c...