American Born Chinese Sparknotes

his meal. The man recognized the tail and shot the monkey, so he could retrieve

At last, throughout all these novels, characters, and problems there comes knowledge that assimilation has a negative effect on people and the world. The United States is the melting pot, yet we have had the government even attempt to assimilate minorities like the Native Americans. In a world as vast as Earth, everyone must know that people grow up in their own unique way and that is why they have different cultures or beliefs. If everyone conformed to the assimilation concept, then everyone would be the same. In conclusion, forcing assimilation can be harmful and birth new problems and is proven in American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang: when the main characters in the three stories wanted to fit in, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck: where

It is impossible for me to perceive him as his adversaries did, way back then. He may have been unfairly stereotyped in the darkness of the countless pool halls he undoubtedly knew inside and out, because he had a fearless confidence about him, borne of circumstance and an irrepressible will to succeed. But most remarkably, there was a timeless light that emanated from his charisma.

Tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the

that an assassin is coming to kill him and they should shut the doors. However, the king arrives

In Journey to the West, the Handsome Monkey King was lost and wanted to find enlightenment. He lived in a perfectly harmonious world of immortality, but found that something was missing. He felt as if he had no purpose, so he left his ideal life to go find his meaning. On his journey, he came across several disputes and found that he was not as clever as he thought to be. The Monkey King came across several dicipals and battled his way to find the meaning of true enlightenment. When he finally found his way to enlightenment, he felt as if he achieved his purpose but never returned home. The Monkey King continued to travel around the world with his friend and continued adventuring off to different islands and facing different problems; that was his true propose. Life for him was not meant to be perfect nor easy. At one, point in the book the monkey king states "________________" (pg__)

Buddha demands that the Monkey King prove his worth, and the Monkey King attempts to do so. Again, the Monkey King’s excessive pride is clear, as he snickers to himself and says "Buddha is so stupid. His palm is no more than nine inches long. Of course I can jump out." (Ch'eng-en 90) The Monkey Kings pride causes him to ignore the obvious trick by Buddha, and seems to lure him into a complacent attempt to pass the test, which he inevitably fails. The Monkey King is unaware of his failure, and demands the title of emperor, which evidences the characters feeling of entitlement. He is only made aware of his downfall when Buddha tells him “You little stinker. You haven't jumped out of my palm. Look down.” (Ch'eng-en

Moving from a place you called home to foreigner land may be difficult for a five-year old, petite girl who was barely processing the fact that she might never see her blind Asian grandmother again. Although, the United States of America has brought many benefits and opportunities, I brought disadvantages such as being humiliated in elementary, the adaptation of a new country, and being unable to see the rest of my family in Mexico, However, these circumstances led to the person I am today.

An American Born Chinese Struggle Imagine going to a place, somewhere you have never been before. You are optimistic, but once you get there, you start to see differences between you and the other people there. You have never really seen those differences before, but now people are treating you differently because of them. You start to wonder if there is something wrong with you and if it would not be better if you were exactly like them. Gene Luen Yang’s novel American Born Chinese deals with this exact issue.

This week’s readings suggest an order and rule in the jungle that is akin to that of a monarchy which is perhaps influenced by Kiplings British heritage. Just as a prince is born from a King, so was Hathi born from Tha, the Lord of the Jungle. In both scenarios, the rulers and leaders were born into power and their rule is respected and honored by the followers. The drought brought all the jungle together under one Law and Hathi was the enforcer. His leadership was not challenged and once the water truce was declared, no animal challenged it. It was evident almost immediately that “How Fear Came” is essentially a reiteration of the fall of the Garden of Eden and the summoning away of Adam and Eve. Both the Bible and Tha’s story start with

At dawn, he begins to walk down the ravine to explore to see if he could find something that would help him out, as it seemed very desolate. He sees a monkey trapped within a giant spider web and helps. The rhino pulled and pulled, not giving up, and finally freed the monkey. Once freed, the monkey could

Long past ago there was a lion his name is Zomba and he has a son called Ropen . They was living in the forest with the rest of the animals. Zomba was the king of the forest and he has the ability to manage the forest and he knows everything about the forest everything was perfect in the forest until he discovered that his son (Ropen) got low grad and he does not care about his classes and all of the animals in his class was laughing at him. Therefore his father was very angry.

man who would never fight in disputes. In his time there he really got to do the things he

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The dragonflies roared around the monkey’s head. The king’s cousin flew through the nose and delved into the brain. Massive armies attacked through the ears. The lord’s most trusted followers zipped in after him, maintaining their ranks. The glorious king commanded majestically at the head of the army, in the battle, where he could be wounded. The sunlight glistened off of his wings as he soared through the regiments. It was vital that he be here for this moment, for this was the last of the primates.