Bailey Martin English 101 1-5-09 Compare and Contrast A Sorrowful Woman by Gail Godwin and “Saving Sourdi” by May-Lee Chai are two stories about how family will always be there for you‚ no matter what. The central themes in both of these stories are similar‚ but the methods the authors use to portray them differ. May-Lee Chai was the first of her family to be born in the United States‚ so it wasn’t hard for her to relate while writing “Saving Sourdi”‚ which is about a struggling Asian family living
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The theme of mother-daughter relationships is found throughout most of the chapters in The Joy Luck Club. It is the most predominant theme in the book. Some mother-daughter relationships‚ like the one found in the article by Psychology Today‚ represent how Rose Hsu Jordan was feeling when she married Ted despite her mother’s objections. Rose then needed her mother to help her to realize that because she chose not to make her own decisions‚ Rose would end up ruining the rest of her life. This situation
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Daughter of Fortune is an inspiring piece of literature that captivates its audience by opening its doors to the life of a young Chilean girl who travels a long journey desperately to find her lover‚ Joaquin Andieta‚ in California during the Gold Rush of 1849. Eliza Sommers‚ when pregnant‚ endangered her life by smuggling herself on the obscure bottom of a ship headed to California‚ a society where people where driven crazy by gold fever. Eliza was raised in a British colony of Valparaíso‚ Chile
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In the short story ‘Birthday Box’ by Jane Yolen the theme is life can be tough. Two reasons why my theme is life can be tough are that she had to live in the hospital and she had to live with her dad. My theme life is tough is because when her mom got sick‚ she had to live in the hospital. For instance‚ Katie had lived in the hospital so long that she knew every nurse. For example‚ V. Louise‚ Patty ‚ Tracey-Lynn‚ Lily‚ Mary Margaret‚ and many more. Also‚ another example is that even though she was
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Between the story “Two kinds” and “Everyday Use” I can feel the tension within the mother and daughter relationships. They both are unstable relationships but each for several reasons. In the story of “Two Kinds” the mother was very pushy with her daughter. The mother fully believes anything can happen in America. Therefore‚ sending her daughter through several tests and every time she sees a child succeeding in something she pushes her daughter do to that task. In the story Two Kinds she said “Every
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"Two Kinds" The story "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan represents the theme that parents cannot control their children‚ but can only guide them. A Chinese mother and daughter Ni Kan are at odds with each other in story. The mother pushes her daughter to become a prodigy of some sort‚ her daughter does try to follow her mother ’s orders but has she gets older she realizes she wants to find her own self and not to be what her mother wants her to be. They both have conflicting values‚ which is the theme of the
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“You have to play an instrument whether you like it or not!” my mom yelled as she dragged me to my piano lesson. I dreaded going to piano lessons. The teacher would slap my hands with a ruler if my hands were not cupped correctly. She would yell‚ “Again!” if I played one note wrong. After endless crying and begging‚ my mom finally let me choose an instrument. I wiped away my tears with relief. “Drums!”‚ I replied confidently. After three years‚ the music school decided to organize a recital. I wanted
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“If it is as you say‚ you are fortunate” (Allende 138). Fortune can be expressed in numerous different ways and often taken for granted. The protagonist in Daughter of Fortune‚ Eliza‚ is lucky enough to have obtained useful skills‚ survived the journey in a boat‚ and been surrounded by those who are kind. Through these experiences‚ she learns not take anything for granted. Eliza’s fortune is the unbelievable luck of consistently evading death and having people to help her rise through difficult situations
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Character Analysis In “Two Kinds‚” the main character‚ Jing-mei‚ is portrayed as a skeptical‚ independent‚ and strong-willed young girl. These attributes are shown through her lack of faith in herself and her disobedience towards her mother. The first sign of Jing-mei’s skepticism is when she becomes impatient with the prodigy inside her. In fact‚ she imagines her inner prodigy telling herself that‚ “‘If you don’t hurry up and get me out of here‚ I’m disappearing for good”’ (Schilb & Clifford 241)
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In chapter 17 of the book‚ A Different Mirror‚ written by Ronald Takaki‚ he discusses what Bill Clinton said in 1997 during his presidency. Clinton says one day we will all be minorities and there will be no majority race in America. He believes this because of all the people who have come from all over to America. In our lecture on April 18th‚ we discussed the previous film we watched‚ Come See the Paradise. We also discussed some of the key terms and went over some if anyone had questions. We then
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