1) Throughout the chapter entitled “Tsismis,” there are little dialogues inserted in a darker color and a different font. What do these mean? Are they from a radio show like “love letters” or from a movie, judging from the names
the themes of love in “once the shore”
This is going to sound really broad, but I want to know what you guys think about the ways that love appears in the different short stories in “Once the Shore.” I find that love is written into these stories
the similarities between the two moms in “the woman warrior” and “no-no boy”
Something that struck me in jumping from “The Woman Warrior” to “No-No Boy” were the similarities between Maxine’s mom and Ichiro’s mom. They both are hardworking women, described as cold and relatively unfeeling, and they both have superstitions that cause