Chang Rae Lee Summary
Chang Rae Lee, an inspirational author to many, has created his masterpieces depicting the struggle of young immigrants and the lifestyle they live through. As a immigrant himself, Chang Rae Lee is able to pull those willing to listen into the world of struggle and self identification in an foreign environment.
Lee moved from South Korea to America when he was of the age of 4. Though in the early stages of his life, he remembers the unforgettable culture shock he had experienced even all those years ago. He is originally from South Korea. Leaving at the time was still very unknown to him, considering the fact that his father was already in the US due to his profession. He moved from his beautiful home in Korea to the wild place called New …show more content…
Because of his multicultural background, in relation to his upbringing, he is different in the struggles he and his family have had to face to make that lifestyle normal. But, wouldn't his normal be a different normal? What defines the term ‘normal’? Lee guides us through his works of what that may have been. His culture and culture shock resonating with the reader enough to where one is left breathless by the powerful words on the page. The differences or similarities that many may have faced throughout their lives.
Though he states that there many things that he didn't quite understand as to what exactly was different, it was still obvious that he was different. That he was the “extra piece” of the puzzle glued onto its sides. The culture shock, faint but still present, ever growing bigger and bigger in his state of confusion.
In Lee’s work, the more you read, the more you are able to catch. His writings seem to reflect the way him and his family viewed the world around them. Usually using foreign (to Americans) terms or expressions to express a feeling within the character that loses its meaning in english. His works gave the perception of therapeutic to Lee, making it seem as if his anxieties were fused together to create the protagonist, stealing the spotlight and creating something
Lee moved from South Korea to America when he was of the age of 4. Though in the early stages of his life, he remembers the unforgettable culture shock he had experienced even all those years ago. He is originally from South Korea. Leaving at the time was still very unknown to him, considering the fact that his father was already in the US due to his profession. He moved from his beautiful home in Korea to the wild place called New …show more content…
Because of his multicultural background, in relation to his upbringing, he is different in the struggles he and his family have had to face to make that lifestyle normal. But, wouldn't his normal be a different normal? What defines the term ‘normal’? Lee guides us through his works of what that may have been. His culture and culture shock resonating with the reader enough to where one is left breathless by the powerful words on the page. The differences or similarities that many may have faced throughout their lives.
Though he states that there many things that he didn't quite understand as to what exactly was different, it was still obvious that he was different. That he was the “extra piece” of the puzzle glued onto its sides. The culture shock, faint but still present, ever growing bigger and bigger in his state of confusion.
In Lee’s work, the more you read, the more you are able to catch. His writings seem to reflect the way him and his family viewed the world around them. Usually using foreign (to Americans) terms or expressions to express a feeling within the character that loses its meaning in english. His works gave the perception of therapeutic to Lee, making it seem as if his anxieties were fused together to create the protagonist, stealing the spotlight and creating something