I want to be a dancer, I’m going to be the next Fred Astaire But you say I can’t, keep my eyes up, and have this evil stare You made us move, took my father away, tell me will I
Reclaiming Masculinity – Kanai
I know this is a little late, but I wanted to bring up the reason why Kanai suddenly decides to go on this perilous adventure with Piya and Fokir as a translator. As we know, Fokir and Piya have been
Joey’s Lê Reading Questions, THE GANGSTER WE ARE ALL LOOKING FOR:
How would you characterize the 5-year-old narrator’s point of view? In what ways is it typical of what you would expect from a young child and in what ways does she surprise you? Who or what does the butterfly represent
All Mad?
Disclaimer: This post may be a little weird and oddly philosophical… In class today, we discussed that if everyone is mad then madness itself may not exist. Someone once wrote that all happy families are alike, but all unhappy families
Institutional-Backed Oppression
Why does Otsuka say it was the postman who told the children not to write back to the main characters in the story and not other members of the society like parents or store managers? I think that she is
Cautionary Tale: Don’t Be Idle, Stay Working
During today’s class, I wanted to bring up the economic side to the story between Brave Orchid and Moon Orchid. It seems that Kingston is showing that idle people do not fare well in America (a little American propaganda I
Meaning for Watanna to Kill Taro
Does Wantanna kill off Taro to discuss her racial identity? Watanna is a descendant of a Chinese mother and British father. As we have discussed in class, she writes with no real knowledge, other than grossly overstated stereotypes, about Japan