Preview

A Story By Li Young Lee Summary

Good Essays
Open Document
Open Document
552 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
A Story By Li Young Lee Summary
In Li-Young Lee’s “A Story”, the complicated relationship between the father and son stems from the son desiring something from the father(literally, a story), but the father is unable to provide this for the son, which leads to the father having a disconnection with reality. The author conveys this through characterization of the father and son through diction and non-linear storytelling, all to allude to a deeper meaning behind the son’s wanting of a story. We first see the conflict between the father and son in lines five and seven-eight, “Not the same story, Baba. A new one….[the father] can recall not one [story]” this introduces the son’s desire for the father to provide for him and the father being unable to do so. And with only
Continue Reading
View Writing Issues

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    Comparing Ray Bradbury And Li-Young Lee's The Gift
    • 239 Words
    • 1 Page

    Comparing Ray Bradbury And Li-Young Lee's The Gift

    Ray Bradbury, and Li-Young Lee’s stories, “The Gift”, are both similar and different from each other. Both stories involve a gift, the gift being given by the father, a reason for why the father gives a gift, and how the boy reacts to getting the gift.…

    • 239 Words
    • 1 Page
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    English 10 The Young Man S Folly And The Filght Luiza Lesniak
    • 442 Words
    • 2 Pages

    English 10 The Young Man S Folly And The Filght Luiza Lesniak

    In two stories “Young Man’s Folly”, written by Susan Michalicka and “Flight”, written by Doris Lessing, there are a lot of similarities. In “Young Man’s Folly”, the author tells a story about a boy and his mother, that by boy’s foolishness of his father are left alone. The boy is not very happy, so he blames his mom that he doesn’t have his father anymore. However, at the end the boy realizes that his mom’s the one that truly loves him. One the other hand, in the story “Flight”, the writer is telling a story about and old man who’s not able to let go to his granddaughter, as in the past he had a similar situation with his daughter. At the end he’d understood what love is all about. The main idea of these two stories is change in main characters, and how as the time passes they realize what’s right.…

    • 442 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Summary Of Songnan's Second Person Point Of View
    • 101 Words
    • 1 Page

    Summary Of Songnan's Second Person Point Of View

    Songnan’s use of second person point of view formulates a connection between the reader and the author. The use of the word “you” instantly puts the reader in the story, in Birdies place. When Birdie is in the gym practicing: “When you soar between the 8-foot and 5-foot bars, it’s easy to see how small you are and how long you hang in the air.”(pg.168) this textual evidence puts the reader in the story by the use of the word “you”.Songnan use of second person point of view makes the reader feel and see what Birdie is doing at the…

    • 101 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Big Fish: An Imaginary Film
    • 167 Words
    • 1 Page

    Big Fish: An Imaginary Film

    The father (Albert Finney) is dying and he wants to tell the son (Ewan McGregor) about his life, so that people could remember him. However, he tells in specific way, the way of imaginary stories : when reality interlaces with fantasy, when human meets giant, witcher, when people can have two heads or use magic. Nevertheless, these stories tell about father's passions, adventures and also fails. The aim of spectators to define, where is fiction and where is truth.…

    • 167 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Julie Otsuka's 'When The Emperor Was Divine'
    • 450 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Julie Otsuka's 'When The Emperor Was Divine'

    The author uses syntax to portray the experiences of the father by using repetition. The son's coming of age is affected by this through the passing of knowledge gained by these experiences. Throughout the passage. Repetition of sentences beginning with “He knew” depict the knowledge the father has gained through his past experiences. The boy learns from these and develops his own sense of understanding of the world that is mainly influenced by his father. This is significant to the reader because it focuses on the fact that the father is no longer around to share…

    • 450 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Analysis Of 'A Story' By Li-Young Lee
    • 831 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Analysis Of 'A Story' By Li-Young Lee

    Li-Young Lee tells the story from a third person limited point of view as the author focuses on the father and tells us his thoughts and feelings throughout the poem. The story is told from the father’s perspective, and his affection for his son is clearly displayed as he wants to please his son…

    • 831 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    A Story By Li-Young Lee
    • 410 Words
    • 2 Pages

    A Story By Li-Young Lee

    Time has the tendency to impact everyone and everything. In the poem “A Story” Li-Young Lee reveals the intimate yet short lived relationship of the father and the son through the use of dialogue, conflict and point of view to hint at the inevitably of children branching out and possibly surpassing their parents. Emphasized through the differing perspectives of the father and son Lee highlights the innocence of young children and parents and their changing relationship over time.…

    • 410 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    The Last Game vs. Reunion Contrast Essay
    • 1398 Words
    • 6 Pages

    The Last Game vs. Reunion Contrast Essay

    In my life there was this man who tried to be my father but never succeeded and this man is my actual father but I do admire him for not giving up hope in being my father to this day even though I've all but given up on him. The first reason of contrast between the stories…

    • 1398 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Powerful Essays

    Short Story (AICE Lang.)
    • 1557 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Short Story (AICE Lang.)

    As Lucas places his key into his old, rusted, ford truck, he slowly turns the key to the right while breathing a much needed sigh of relief. His junior year of high school has finally ended and all he had left to do was one exam two weeks from now. He could now take the 15 minute drive, over the winding, hilly country roads of Skylar County, to his father’s house.…

    • 1557 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Powerful Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    'The Night The Bed Fell And Stolen Day'
    • 182 Words
    • 1 Page

    'The Night The Bed Fell And Stolen Day'

    The narrators of these stories are similar in ways. One way is that they are both boys. They also have similar conflict. Their conflict is about misunderstandings within their lives. Both of their conflicts happen within their family.…

    • 182 Words
    • 1 Page
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    A Story By Li Young Lee
    • 410 Words
    • 2 Pages

    A Story By Li Young Lee

    “A Story” by Young Lee writes about a young boy who wants his father to tell him a story but he doesn’t want to hear the same story over and over again. He wants to her a new story. The poem is written about a five year old boy and talking to his “baba.” Ba is the Chinese word for “dad” and “baba” translates to daddy. The poem can be told through the boy’s perspective or the father’s perspective. In order to fully understand the poem you have to understand the background of Young Lee’s life and the life of his fathers.…

    • 410 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Better Essays

    Jasmine Tea, a Mirror of Ailing's Life
    • 1495 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Jasmine Tea, a Mirror of Ailing's Life

    Taking Zhang Ailing’s own family background into account, Niu Chuanqing’s thirst for paternity and malformed love of Yan Ziye reflects her own thirst for a warm and sound family as well as love and care from her parents. Zhang’s childhood experience contributed to her writing style in many aspects.…

    • 1495 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Better Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    The Father Essay
    • 540 Words
    • 3 Pages

    The Father Essay

    In the story “The Father”, by Hugh Garner, it will show the dynamics of a strained relationship between a father and son. Also it will show that a father’s insecurities and inconsideration can put a strain on a John’s (father) and Johnny’s relationship. This story demonstrates when John realizes his guilt and trying to reconcile it’s too late. John’s unfavorable characteristics have caused the strained relationship between him and his son.…

    • 540 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Powerful Essays

    Father and Son
    • 2486 Words
    • 10 Pages

    Father and Son

    The title of the story immediately establishes these two characters as archetypes: they are not merely individuals, but they represent every father and son. Because of this, the title brings with it immediate connotations of the father/son relationship.…

    • 2486 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Powerful Essays
    Read More
  • Powerful Essays

    For One More Day Theme
    • 1943 Words
    • 8 Pages

    For One More Day Theme

    The author shows the deep love between parents and children and same how they relation of son with parents is ignore,rejected,withheld,surrendered to, reviled and revered, lost and rediscovered. It revealed one of the most important sources of emotional motivation in a person's life to their children. Chick's father feels it, but expresses it in a limited way, and wants Chick to express his love in similar limited fashion. Chick struggles desperately to live within these terms, but finds he's simply unable to do so, either to his own satisfaction or his father's. As a parent himself, Chick feels love for his daughter and makes a degree of effort to do better by her, but finds himself handicapped by his crippling determination to please and win affection from his father, even on his father's limited…

    • 1943 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Powerful Essays
    Read More

Related Topics