Analysis Of Yiyun Li 's A Thousand Years Of Good Prayers

Love exists as an emotion that continues to be challenging to comprehend, but once one feels it, it seems problematic to let it go. Kao Kalia Yang wrote the memoir The Latehomecomer, which tells of the toils the Hmong people faced in their excursion from Laos to the United States. Yang uses the story of her parents to convey the sufferings of the Hmong people and their journey. Her parents make a fitting example of a typical Hmong family fighting to survive and find love in a time of war. Although Kao Kalia’s parents met in unfortunate circumstances and had no home to live in, love kept them and their family together, even when times seemed their darkest.

The importance of cherishing the invaluable individuals in one’s life is apparent in Matthew Teague’s personal journey of his wife’s battle against cancer and a genuine friendship. “The Friend” depicts emotional appeal, comparisons, and vivid imagery to portray the significance of valuing loved ones. There is no single definition for a loved one. A spouse, children, family, friends, the reciprocated love can build everlasting bonds, but why is it so important to treasure the relationships we have? Just because they are family, it may not signify that we love them; just because they are acquaintances, it does not necessarily indicate that we have a type of love for them either. The pure love we possess for someone is rare and never chosen or obliged, so this valuable love should be nurtured, for people are bound within unpredictable time limits. Nichole’s, Teague’s wife’s, diagnosis of cancer was a realization for him that his days with her were numbered. Along the way, Dane Faucheux, the couple’s friend, was devoted to aiding the Teague family during their struggling time. Faucheux’s undisputed support for Teague and his family surprised him numerous times throughout their experience. This love in the sublime story is seeped with appreciation for those Teague values in his life. The realization and worth of his deep endearment for his family and friend is transferred to the reader, and he or she begins to realize the reality of the given time to value those who are most important.

“In Jade Peony”, Sek-Lung and Grandma have a strong connection and close relationship. This is situational irony because generally the oldest and youngest oppose each other due to cultural differences and changes.

The poem "A Song of Changgan" is very poignant, as it starts with a bashful girl who does not even smile around her husband and ends with her almost heartbroken, as her husband is far away. The poem shows the different stages of the relationship of the speaker and her husband, and it is an excellent example of long-distance relationships before modern communication systems.

Li-Young Lee in this poem concentrated on memories that provide both joy and sadness as they allow us to recall the happy or sad moments with our loved ones as we prepare ourselves for future. Lee examine his emotional relationship to his father in the past with hoping that remembering all those moments will help him integrate those memories with his father into his own life. “Windblown, a rain-soaked bough shakes, showering the man and the boy. They shiver in delight, and the father lifts from his son’s cheek one green leaf fallen like a kiss.” Lee uses images in this poem to show the readers his idea about the memory rather than telling all at once because he thought this way has more emotional impact because

At the end of the story, Lae Choo is finally granted the paperwork to collect her son after ten harrowing months. However, her expectations of a perfect reunion would soon be crushed. As the caretaker walks Lae Choo to Kim, she discusses his behaviors at the mission nursery school. She mentioned how difficult he was to manage at first, but how “’children so soon forget, and after a month he seemed quite at home and played around as bright and happy as a bird’” (Far 1727). With this change of behavior, Far draws a parallel between Kim and the American rejection of Chinese culture. His difficult behavior when he arrived at the mission nursery could be seen as his retainment of Chinese culture. However, at the end, he is happy and is compared to a bright and

However, the need for him gradually lessens when love begins to blossom. Love is one of the oldest forms of communication, stemming from the innate human desire for affection. Abraham Maslow confirmed this in his ‘Hierarchy of Needs Pyramid”. Maslow proposes that there are patterns of needs that are instinctive and common to humans. As a result, the innate needs induce motivation. It is through motivation that we can progress and live. Starting from the base which contains bare necessities (such as food and water), these instinctive needs are layered like a pyramid. On the third layer, Maslow claims that all humans innately seek love and belonging7. This universal idea extends to eastern philosophy. Tibetan spiritual leader and Buddhist monk Dalai Lama, echoes this theory in his essay on compassion. “Whether or not we are consciously aware of it, from the day we are born, the need for human affection is in our very blood.” (Gyatso)8. This explains Carmen’s strong emotional memory: “Gen’s hand came up and smoothed her hair, over and over again, the way her mother had done when Carmen was a child and had a fever.” (252, Patchett). A touch from a stranger triggers a familiar warmth from her mother in childhood which is what she badly needs. The novel begins with love, where the accompanist kisses Roxanne. It also ends with love where the survivors meet after attending an unexpected wedding of two people. Love forms deep bonds. Everyone in the book can understand one another via translations, a few English words and broken Spanish conversations. Nevertheless, this “language-based” understanding cannot produce a deep bond if love is absent. This is something even Gen has not noticed until he cuddles with Carmen. “This was what it felt like to be a man with a woman. This was the thing Gen had missed in all the translation of language.” (250,

Sacrificed the truth, beauty and the right to think, happiness and comfort is just indulgent, it is the discomfort brought by the misery, responsibility and the bonding give us the weight of life. The world is full of people who try hard to gain happiness, and we all have at least one time the idea of living in a perfect world, a world without pain, without misery, without getting old and without cancers. We always ignored the importance and the beauty of uncomfortableness, just as a quote in this book said, “Stability isn’t nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand”. After read this book, I started to be more objective at those bad things I used to hate, to understand the significance of art and to be grateful to this imperfect world we are

When you ask people what is the most important emotion exist in the world. Most people will certainly answer love is the significant thing which cannot be instead forever. This story talked about the love between main characters, including Rio, Aunt T, Uncle Jeff, Daddy and Stephen. It could be called multiple angle love. Uncle Jeff was a gay who loved Daddy, but Daddy had boyfriend rather than Uncle Jeff. Later, Uncle Jeff met Stephen, who was a homeless, invited him to home and bought furniture to this guy. It was amazing to say that they have not ever met before. However, Uncle Jeff took care of Stephen as a family member and friend. In fact, everybody nodded that Uncle Jeff was an optimistic person, who was enthusiastic and friendly to help others. After Jio realized the background of dead Uncle Jeff, Jio changed mind and agreed “Day Ah Dallas Mare Toes” was a memorable day, which deserved to be remembered.

     The plan for Janie’s future begins with her lack of having real parents. Hurston builds up a foundation for Janie that is bound to fall like a Roman Empire. Janie’s grandmother, whom she refers to as “Nanny” takes the position as Janie’s guardian. The problem begins here for Janie because her Nanny not only spoils her, but also makes life choices for her. Nanny is old, and she only wants the best for her grandchild, for she knows that the world is a cruel place. Nanny makes the mistake of not allowing Janie to learn anything on her own. When Janie was sixteen years old, Nanny wanted to see her get married. Although Janie argued at first, Nanny insisted that Janie get married. “’Yeah, Janie, youse got yo’ womanhood on yuh… Ah wants to see you married right away.’” (Page 12). Janie was not given a choice in this decision. Her Nanny even had a suitor picked out for her. Janie told herself that she would try to make the best of the situation and attempt to find love in her marriage to Logan Killicks. But, as time went by, Janie realized that she still did not have any feelings of what she had considered to be love in her husband.

As the beginning of life starts all children have some caretaker. Janie is a teenage girl and like any is young and naive. In this case for Janie her Nanny looks after her as a loving family member, but this love does not exactly communicate correctly between them. Nanny clearly wants Janie to have a better life, as she explains with her past in slavery. The aspirations she wishes to have is put towards Janie. But the ideals conflict as Nanny’s outlook of love battles Janie's teenage aspirations. Only later does Janie understand of why

Elliott is a notable researcher of Qing 1644-1911 China who has some expertise in the historical backdrop of its Manchu originators, In Emperor Qianlong: Son of Heaven, Man of the World, Elliott has turned his extensive semantic and chronicled abilities to a life story of the enduring Hongli 1711-1799, who from 1735 until the point when 1795 ruled as Emperor Qianlong, managing a time of amazingly quick social, scholarly, statistic what's more, natural change, Qianlong's mind boggling identity and rule are analyzed once again in Elliott's investigation. There are numerous cases of this with tests of these sonnets by Qianlong himself all through the book and pictures of himself, generally in a purposeful publicity style however. The book gives an awesome short clarification of how Qianlong ruled the country and how he lived in his home life. It points of interest his spouses and the amount he loved them and what he did with them on their many voyages together over the Chinese farmland. It really expounds the amount Qianlong was influenced by the passing of his first spouse and how it may have had an effect on how he led from subsequently.

The Joy Luck Club finishes with the story of Lena. Lena is the American born daughter of immigrant Ying-ying, and she is married to Harold. Unlike Lindo, her marriage was not arranged; however, her marriage fits the recurring theme of toxicity within relationships of opposing sexes. Similar

It becomes a hobby of his, and he realizes his homosexuality when he starts to have feelings for his coach, Frank. He compares Frank to the sun later in the book, which suggests that he could have feelings for Frank, because Jung-Sum is supposedly the moon. Jung- Sum has an internal struggle because he does not want to jeopardize his relationship with his newer family by coming out as being gay, because of the fear that he will not be accepted. Jung-Sum does try to fit the conventional masculinity of his time, most notably in his idolization of both Joe Louis and Frank Yuen.Therefore, in old China, the love between two males was not allow. The most important thing of a man was to continue his family 's bloodline and their last name. Two man cannot have babies, and in the elders ' consideration, that violates the nature fertility rules. Therefore, Jung-Sum 's loving was not allowed in old China.

Family loyalty in China has had a tumultuous past filled with fluctuation between remaining loyal to the state, yet also remaining loyal to blood relatives. In the autobiography that also serves as a biography, Wild Swans, by Jung Chang, this is seen. The book, which outlines the biographies of the author’s grandmother and mother, as well as her own autobiography, gives an interesting look into the lives of the Chinese throughout the 20th century. This book is beyond eye opening, and is truly a raw glimpse into the daily lives of women throughout China, struggling with situations that no human should ever be thrown into. I loved this book and was truly scared about the world that it opened me up to. The book does many things well, but also has its faults. The author consistently and clearly exemplifies the social hierarchy that consumes China, as well as its obsession with cultural stagnancy. The author also gives intense imagery that thrusts the reader into the scene, and creates a new reality showcasing the truths of China. Although both of those things take main stage in the book, there are a few weaknesses in the book. One, asking the question of how she had such clear anecdotes on her grandmother and mother’s life, how did she have such intimate details? The second shortcoming that Jung Chang had a subjective view of China, partly being that she loves China despite the cards it has dealt her. Her life was not short of hardships, but her family was typically