Ch 'oe Yun 's "A Mute 's Chant" reveals how the aftermath of the Cold War ideologies, which "affected every area of Koreans ' lives" (34) and tormented a woman 's entire life. War, regardless of the situation, leads to the victimization of social minorities, which in most cases are women and children. In the story, the protagonist Yi Chŏngbun is a victim of the remains of the war and domestic violence. Although the war has ended, she is continuously victimized by its remains, forced to become a political and social mute. Her personal secrets that she was forced to keep for herself, are finally revealed after decades of suppression. As the story is narrated by the protagonist 's nephew, Pak Ch 'angsu, the readers recollect the symbolisms given by the author to guide them to the protagonist 's secret that she has kept by herself …show more content…
While questioning himself whether what he saw and heard was real or not, he grows his interest in the mute woman and wishes to hear her sound again. The sound the mute woman made, which Ch 'angsu was desperate to hear again, sounded as if "they have been drawn from the bottom of an abyss" (156). The sound, which carried a deep sorrow that was forced to be kept inside for a long time, was very similar to the sound of his aunt 's chant he heard from Kŏjin. Thus, after hearing his aunt 's chant, Ch 'angsu could finally begin to forget about the mute woman 's sound. Similar to the sound of the mute woman and the protagonist 's chant, the fact that Ch 'angsu believed to have witnessed a mute woman singing and the question the protagonist asks in the phone booth at the very end of the story also share the same meaning. Both considered impossible, whether a mute making a sound or wishing to reach someone behind the borders, the author connected the mute woman and the protagonist in the story through the
Fantastical Realization Fantasy and fiction flood most of our childhood but, the older a child gets, the quicker fiction turns to fact as slowly but surely, the rug of fantastical imagination is pulled out beneath them. This is exactly the case in Li-Young Lee’s short poem A Story. A Story is about a father who struggles to tell stories to his son, but as the boy grows older, his coming of age begins to make their relationship complex. Even though the complexity of the relationship is never directly stated, Lee shows this idea through point of view and literary devices. found in the poem.
With no regular school to attend and no home to spend time in, it’s no mystery that I should have been drawn to these two kind and generous women”. Wakatsuki’s explanation shows the importance of this section because it shows how people find their own interests when they are not being controlled and it also shows that people often rely on religion to help them when they are in desperate situations. Finally, Wakatsuki tells the readers the reaction she and her family show when Papa returns to them after ten months. When Papa returns, he looks a lot older and he has a cane. The authors use reflection to show the distinction between her father before and after being imprisoned.
Throughout this story, Lu presents the themes of betrayal and revenge. She shows that betrayal can only be done for the right reasons and revenge never makes up for what the person is getting revenge for. Betrayal plays an important role
Four-Eyes was a son of writer and he secretly had banned western books with him. As a return to Luo and the narrator’s help, Four-Eye gave one book, “Balzac”. Immediately, Luo and the narrator read the story to the Little Seamstress. The book “Balzac” drew Little Seamstress’s attention and pulled her into the story. As the book “Balzac” was about a love story the teenagers soon was influenced by it.
Andy’s experience is one of unusual circumstances. Living up to his title of a “brave and beautiful boy”, this leading character chooses to tease the one man in town that all fear: the Chinaman. Through the author’s utilization of point of view, the reader can perceive the uniqueness of the Chinaman two very distinct ways: either through the view of the townspeople or Andy, himself. However, it is through Andy, and the author’s detailed depiction of this specific incident, that we as readers can look deep into the eyes of the Chinaman. This strange visual symbolism provided in this passage of Cannery Row is what guides us into the lonely, isolated soul that is the Chinaman’s life.
“The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury, “Good Country People” by Flannery O'Connor, and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson all have very strong themes that depict a darker side of human nature. All are very different in plot, but are connected through their endings. They all start with seemingly normal characters who end up doing things that would not have been predicted. In “The Veldt” it shows children revolting against their parents. “The Lottery” shows a whole community turning against one person.
Thesis Statement: In the short story, Two Kinds, Amy Tan develops a narrator who as a child seeks her mother’s approval of her, but develops into a child with her own mind, and by the end of the story embodies a woman who realizes that her mother has her own expression of love for her daughter. Thus, Amy Tan depicts a message about Jing-Mei, the narrator, accepting that everyone, especially her mother, has their own expressions of love. This will look different depending on who a person is and their background. Even though Jing-Mei does not always feel her mother loves her, she learns that her mother loves her by reflecting on her childhood and struggles.
Tan used these characters as foils through their conflicting dreams and hopes; their bond is broken because of their conflicts. As a result of Ni Kan losing her mother, Ni Kan realizes that she had fulfilled her dream of finding her own identity. Ni Kan, without her mother, explores her own personality. This exploration is included in Ni Kan’s dream to express Tan ’s belief in the American dream.
The short story “The Handsomest Drowned man” shows a broader development of identity through a society. One of the important characters in the “The Chinese Seamstress” is the narrator, who is not only vital because he is the main character but also because he goes through a lot of development and evolution based of the narratives he reads. Four eyes, the narrators friend, had a stash of foreign books that he had received from his mother that were banned
Six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust. The Jews were persecuted, tortured and slaughtered in concentration camps. Night by Eliezer Wiesel illustrates his struggles as he is faced with silences in its most profound and tragic form. This stunning memoir provides a conceptual overview of four types of silence Eliezer experiences throughout his journey. These specific types of silence include; from the world, within Eliezer himself, the Jewish people and from God.
In Duong Thu Huong’s Paradise of the Blind, Hang has been placed on a path of self-sacrifice and duty by her family. Her life unfolds in stages- childhood, young adulthood, and her eventual role as an exported worker in Russia. With each of these shifts in her life comes a shift in setting and a shift in her emotional state. Hang’s changing emotional state depicts her “coming of age” and her growth as a character. Setting is important to creation of shift in the novel, and is often described in detail.
The story apprise about typical teenager whom had a crush and things that was before so plain gone hype. It portrays how she cope up on the sudden twists on her life which put her into a knee-shaking situation results to tongue-tied and rattled reaction. The storyline has the most breath taking and embarrassing twist yet the character was still able to deplane her own endeavor in the long run. And, If we are going to see the bigger picture the story is filled of roller coaster events that girls wished to betide in their lives as a teenager. You get the idea of why the author would have this kind of twist since it is something that teenager girls this days are dreaming about to supervene upon their lives –a fairytale but not a love story plot definitely will be read into this
The authority of tradition in the society Kingston lived in is very oppressive. Living in a male-dominated society forces Kingston to live in curiosity and fear due to her aunt 's act of adultery. Brave Orchid, Kingston 's mother, draws on Chinese myths and experiences to teach Chinese traditions and customs to her daughter. They are not usually fact, so Kingston has to decipher what is real from what is fantasy. The story opens up a world of imagination for her about not only what it is like for her aunt, but what it may be like for her.
When they mention how the “words of the prophets are written on the subway walls” could also again reference the adverts placed there, focusing on how as humans we see so many products on a daily basis that we feel compelled to buy, making these companies so rich that they might as well be gods, showing how they are above us all. The Sound of Silence being the reluctance to speak up against a company so their product remains on shelves. We treat these large corporations as if they were gods, as if they own us, hence why the people “bowed and prayed” to these gods. “People talking but not speaking” references the fact that people are happy to live life as it is, without speaking the true issues that matter, and “People hearing without listening” could be seen as people who unintentionally
There are five languages—Taiwanese, Hakka, Japanese, Mandarin, and English—involved in this masterpiece. Therefore, some compromises must be made in the translating process. Howard Goldblatt, a translator who lived in Taiwan, tried his best to translate this novel. He dealt with Taiwanese proverbs, idioms, and slangs, Mandarin and Hakka wordplays as well as English-style Mandarin with techniques like literal translation, generalization, description, substitution, sound representation, and recreation. Though he faced difficulties once in a while, his translation made target readers know about Taiwan’s history and culture.