Alexandra Simmons Professor Collum English 1302.0410 February 21‚ 2013 “Saving Sourdi” Part I In “Saving Sourdi” by May-Lee Chai‚ the author creates Sourdi and Nea’s characters using description‚ narration‚ dialog‚ and commentary. Description “Sourdi looked like a statue that had been rescued from the sea. She was smooth where I had angles and soft where I was bone. Sourdi’s face was round‚ her nose low and wide‚ her eyes crescent-shaped like the quarter moon‚ her hair sleek as seaweed.
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“Saving Sourdi” by May-Lee Chai In “Saving Sourdi” the protagonist Nea impacts the story with her personality. She is a caring and straightforward person. Sometimes she seemed selfish because it seemed that she wanted her sister all to herself. As the story progresses it shows that Nea was just trying to make sure her sister was happy. Nea has a strong character. Certain situations in her life have made her strong. She gets to see as the bond with her sister loosens and she cannot do anything
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In May-Lee Chais’ short story‚ “Saving Sourdi”‚ and Langston Hughes’ Poem‚ “Harlem” both explore human struggle through theme‚ symbolism‚ and tone. In “Saving Sourdi” theme shows how Chais’ character Nea is resistant to change. When the story opens Nea is in the family restaurant with her sister Sourdi‚ Nea watches this man harass her sister. Nea grabs a knife and stabs the man. When Sourdi explains to Nea that she cannot function this way Nea simply tells Sourdi “I shoulda killed him! I shoulda
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remains childish in her actions and decisions. * Explain how Nea and Sourdi serve as character foils to each other. Nea is extremely protective of Sourdi. Her desire to fend for her “China Doll” sister (69) is the stem of all her decisions throughout the story. Sourdi is the prettier and more desirable sister. Nea believes that her role in life is to protect Sourdi. As the plot progresses‚ however‚ it is easy to see that Sourdi is in fact quite strong and unbreakable. * Discuss whether you
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“Saving Sourdi” by May-Lee Chai and “A Good man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor. In the short stories “Saving Sourdi” and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” symbolism is used to foreshadow and explain the characters’ views on life or death. In “A Good Man is Hard to Find” there are various uses of symbolism including the Misfit’s car‚ the town‚ Toomsboro‚ the family passes through on their journey‚ and the forest they crash in. The Misfit’s car is described as a “big black battered hearse-like automobile”
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NEA CHARACTER ANALYSIS Literature and Composition Turner Nea: Saving Sourdi Character Analysis “Saving Sourdi” by May-Lee Chai‚ discusses a classic plot of the metamorphosis from childhood to adulthood. In her story‚ the two main characters Sourdi and Nea develop in stark contrast to one another. Nea‚ the younger sister‚ has difficulty growing up and maturing as her own life‚ as well as her sister’s life‚ progresses. Her naivety‚ aggression‚ and anxiety influence her decisions throughout
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Although society likes to paint pictures of perfect family relationships and what they are expected to be‚ they are more often riddled with trials and tribulations that do not always have a happy ending. “The Moths” by Helena María Viramontes and “Saving Sourdi” by May-lee Chai are prime examples of youth struggling to achieve acceptance. In “The Moths”‚ the narrator realizes that she does not satisfy her family’s expectations‚ but she is not willing to relent to the pressure they put on her to conform
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and evaluate the behaviors of their characters. I’ll be comparing and contrasting gender stereotypes in “a sorrowful woman” by Gayle Godwin and “Separating” by John Updike. The division of labor according to gender leads to stereotypes that rationalize the division of labor. For example‚ because women disproportionately occupy roles that require nurturing behavior‚ people come to see women as a group as more nurturing. Men’s overrepresentation in positions of status and power leads to stereotypes
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years. Men were usually the ones who worked to support the family and maintained a steady income to make the family financially stable. On the contrary‚ women were expected to raise the children‚ prepare meals and keep a tidy house. For most‚ this was the ideal life style that worked effectively. Throughout Gail Godwin’s short story‚ "A Sorrowful Woman"‚ the character is a component of a troubled family. Furthermore in the short story‚ "The Story of an Hour" written by Kate Chopin‚ the protagonist
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The Price of Indebtedness in May-Lee Chai ’s "Saving Sourdi" Whether stabbing a man with a paring knife or getting a friend to punch her sister ’s husband in the face‚ Nea always manages to start trouble for her and her sister‚ Sourdi. She doesn ’t do it on purpose‚ it ’s just that Nea will do anything to protect her older sister. The issue stems from when the family lived in their native Cambodia; Nea was only four and Sourdi carried her across a minefield on her back. Ever since that moment
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