American Born Chinese was a book that I would have initially missed reading because it didn’t appeal to me then. However‚ it wasn’t until the three narratives intertwined at the end that I realized that this was a great read. Jin‚ Danny‚ and the Monkey King all have one thing in common; they try to become something they are not‚ and they lose their sense of identity until the realization of the truth that we cannot fight who we really are. Jin comes to America and desperately tries to fit in with
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Louisiana Purchase: The purchase of Louisiana from the French was massive because it had a different effect on many people which included women‚ Native Americans‚ and enslaved African Americans. The women never really had a reason to think on such an opinion that was man based. Since‚ their only thoughts should be on the home‚ children‚ and cooking food‚ not something as land in which business comes into play in life. The quote “It’s all about land” but what would women do with it since work did
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Though Cooper shared some of the same values and ideas‚ he held an admiration for the frontier‚ wilderness and the woodsman. It seemed as though he believed in white supremacy to an extent but at the same time held a view of awe and respect for Native Americans. This ambivalence towards racism between Whites and Indians is shown numerously throughout the book and it is also apparent that Cooper held responsibility‚ determination‚ honor‚ and courage in high regard.
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2. Discuss the why American Born Chinese can be considered a coming of age novel. Provide textual support for your answer. You need to discuss at least four traits that are covered in the novel. The first reason this book is a coming of age novel is because the protagonist‚ Jin Wang‚ contently tests his boundaries and limits. He does this when he kisses Suzy and she punches him (Yang 188). This resulted in a loss of friendship with Wei-chen and a change in Jin. This is the point in the story where
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Decimation and Manipulation of the Native American Culture The United States has definitely succeeded in tarnishing and corrupting the Native American culture‚ as evident in Sherman Alexie’s poem‚ “How to Write the Great American Indian Novel”. One researcher records that‚ “The poem is a painful reminder of how the United States has at one and the same time decimated native peoples and their culture while exploiting those people and that culture for its own gain.” I most definitely agree with this statement
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averaging the third smallest state population wise we still had several different cultural differences within the community’s. For instance my town we have a steady population of Caucasian people and Hispanic people with a minority of Native American‚ Asian and African American within. The state alone has many more cultural ethnics within but we still maintain a steady bias of Caucasian and Hispanic. The big issue at the time is that in the past Hispanics and Caucasians hated each other to the point that
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personalities. Some of these tattoos consisted of dotted lines‚ animals‚ and intricate shapes. (“Native American Tattoos”). Tattoos were also used as right of passages. In some cultures‚ getting a tattoo marked the transition from adolescents to adulthood. Some nomadic clans would believe that if a young boy could not handle the pain of getting a tattoo‚ then he would not be useful in battle. They also would not be considered strong enough to protect family members. Similarly‚ if a young girl could
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The Sociology of Native Americans and Early American Colonists Culture Clash: Native Americans and European American Colonials Gender‚ Class‚ & Race in Early America Before the arrival of the first European settlers‚ numerous tribes of Native Americans were allowed to establish themselves across the American continents in isolation and without interruption from outside forces. When the Mayflower finally arrived in 1620‚ the English settlers and Native Americans were so vastly different it is
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When you hear the name of one of the great civilization of all time‚ The Aztecs‚ what comes to mind? Is it their most famous leader‚ Montezuma‚ or the man who defeated and conquered them‚ Hernán Cortés? The Aztec’s‚ a Native American civilization from Mexico‚ attitude toward the invading Spaniards had change through the course of interaction with them. For example‚ the first group of people Montezuma were in awe because they believe that the conquistadores were God sent. As Montezuma sent more and
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146 King Philip ’s War King Philip ’s War‚ it was one of the first and bloodiest conflicts between the colonist of New England and the Native Americans‚ primarily the Wampanoag Indian tribe. There were massive casualties on each side‚ all of which were caused by fighting and disease. King Philip ’s War‚ had began out of almost forty years of tension between local native tribes of Massachusetts and puritan colonists of Massachusetts. Each side felt as if they had no choice but to remove the
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