Half of a Yellow Sun is Ngozi Adichie’s second novel set before and during the Biafran war in Nigeria. Eight years before Adichie was born‚ her two grandfathers died in Biafra as refugees after fleeing hometowns that had fallen to federal troops during the war. Adichie grew up hearing stories of the war. She composed this novel because she wanted to write about love and war. Moreover the author wanted to engage with her history in order to make sense of her present and bring honor to her parents
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The author‚ Amy Tan is a second generation Chinese immigrant. Her parents are both Chinese immigrants. Her father and one of her brothers passed away during her early teens. At that period‚ she found out that her mother had been married before in China. She left her divorced ex-husband and three daughters in China. In 1987‚ after her mother recovered from a serious illness‚ they took a trip to China where Tan reunited with her half-sisters. The trip offered Tan a new perspective on her mother and
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Composition & Literature | Amy Tan | Professor Blum | JAEL VARGAS 12/17/2012 | This story’s main events take place in Chinatown throughout the 1950s and perhaps early 1960s. The main character of the story‚ who is also the protagonist‚ is the author herself: Amy Tan. The antagonist happens to be her own mother‚ who is always pushing Amy to discover some hidden talent and be someone she is not. There are a few other minor characters in the story. There is Lindo Jong (who she calls
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George Chauncey and Martin Luther King Both being proficient activist of their time are very similar in the way they approach their topics. Chauncey is speaking on what we are fighting for today in America which relates very closely to what King was trying to overcome in the 1960’s. The subject of gay marriage has been crucial in todays arguments amongst Americans making it seem like history is repeating itself when it comes to minorities of sexual orientaion. At the same time there are differences
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the central meaning. In two short texts‚ “Half and Half” by Lensey Namoika and “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan‚ they share a similar theme about their character. However‚ the two writers use various techniques to reveal the theme. In the stories‚ the theme “Be proud of who he/she is” is revealed by the author in different ways. In the first short story Half and Half‚ the author Lensey Namoika‚ reveals the theme through internal conflicts. Fiona who is the main protagonist wants to sign up for a folk dancing
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Ten Years Later It has been ten years since the chance encounter with Roger and Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. Roger has grown up and is now twenty five‚ while Mrs. Jones is just getting older and older. One day they ran into each other in the grocery store. At first‚ they didn’t realize who the other was. It was only at the end did Roger recognize Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. “Mrs. Jones‚ is that you?” asked Roger. “Roger?” said Mrs. Jones. “Yes‚ how are you?” said Roger
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The mother wants the best for her daughter‚ Jing-mei‚ but Jing-mei is fighting her. Jing-mei’s mother has the internal conflict of wanting the best for her daughter. She also has the external conflict of Jing-mei not being motivated enough to become a prodigy. Jing-mei’s mother is right to push her daughter. In “Two kinds” one example would be: “America was where all my mother’s hopes and dreams lay. She had
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culture. Amy Tan explained the story in great detailed and also taught an excellent lesson about not being afraid to be diverse from other people. “You must be proud you are different. Your only shame is to have shame.” People act different‚ culture wise yet‚ at the end of the day everyone is alike. Sharing your heritage to the world is a great thing because other people can learn from it and won’t be afraid to share their own. The reading Fish Cheeks‚ is a positive story because Amy Tan shared
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Amy Tan and Maya Angelou come from extremely different cultures‚ and trying to feel accepted in American Culture. Both authors discuss a feeling of being an outcast and how their cultural differences set them apart. However‚ Amy Tan effectively uses narration and description to depict her sense of isolation from the dominant American culture. Angelou’s story is set in the South during the 1930’s when racism was prominent in society and an acceptable practice. Angelou’s writing mostly describes
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Amy Tan is an author who uses the theme of Chinese-American life‚ focusing mainly on mother-daughter relationships‚ where the mother is an immigrant from China and the daughter is a thoroughly Americanized --yellow on the surface and white underneath. In her book‚ the mother tries to convey their rich history and legacy to her daughter‚ who is almost completely ignorant of their heritage‚ while the daughter attempts to understand her hopelessly old- fashioned mother‚ who now seems to harbor a secret
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