Amy Tan "Fish Cheeks" vs. Maya Angelou's "Champion of the World"
Amy Tan's "Fish Cheeks" and Maya Angelou's "Champion of the World"
Maya Angelou and Amy Tan discuss religious problems and culture differences in their literature. The authors have captured these differences by their past experiences of friends and family. Both authors come from a diverse culture, but both face the same harsh society of the American culture and beliefs. The Author's both tell about situations in their short stories of being outcasts and coming from different racial backgrounds and trying to triumph over these obstacles. Angelou and Tan both have a very unique writing ability and style in their short stories.
Maya Angelou and Amy Tan both write about growing up as a minority in the American Culture and the problems associated with it. Angelou and Tan grew up in different time periods yet still faced problems of fitting in and trying to adapt to the environment. Angelou and Tan differ in the sense that Angelou writes about the racial problems she faced and how Africans Americans overcome this in small steeps. While as Tan writes about how she is caught in the middle of trying to adapt to the situation of being a Chinese girl and having a Chinese family in the American society. Maya's work feels almost as if it is a made for TV movie, the drama and excitement happens quickly, with blurs of noise, color and emotion. Amy's is calmer and more reflective, as if looking back upon her own life and slowly telling you the story. These differences in feeling also reflect the differences in plot between the stories. Maya's story is one of a fight, not only literally but a symbolic fight against the injustice of racism. But Amy's story is one of a struggle, part of the long journey throughout her life to fit in with America. It is a calmer struggle which is also reflected in the piece's tone.
Amy Tan feels differently because of Chinese culture and religions background in the story "Fish Cheeks.” It shows that the family's Christmas is very different
Maya Angelou and Amy Tan discuss religious problems and culture differences in their literature. The authors have captured these differences by their past experiences of friends and family. Both authors come from a diverse culture, but both face the same harsh society of the American culture and beliefs. The Author's both tell about situations in their short stories of being outcasts and coming from different racial backgrounds and trying to triumph over these obstacles. Angelou and Tan both have a very unique writing ability and style in their short stories.
Maya Angelou and Amy Tan both write about growing up as a minority in the American Culture and the problems associated with it. Angelou and Tan grew up in different time periods yet still faced problems of fitting in and trying to adapt to the environment. Angelou and Tan differ in the sense that Angelou writes about the racial problems she faced and how Africans Americans overcome this in small steeps. While as Tan writes about how she is caught in the middle of trying to adapt to the situation of being a Chinese girl and having a Chinese family in the American society. Maya's work feels almost as if it is a made for TV movie, the drama and excitement happens quickly, with blurs of noise, color and emotion. Amy's is calmer and more reflective, as if looking back upon her own life and slowly telling you the story. These differences in feeling also reflect the differences in plot between the stories. Maya's story is one of a fight, not only literally but a symbolic fight against the injustice of racism. But Amy's story is one of a struggle, part of the long journey throughout her life to fit in with America. It is a calmer struggle which is also reflected in the piece's tone.
Amy Tan feels differently because of Chinese culture and religions background in the story "Fish Cheeks.” It shows that the family's Christmas is very different