Hooligan Sparrow Analysis

Pearl S. Buck’s character, Wang Lung, is one who is often acting in immoral ways, but his situation, along with his thoughts, contribute to why the audience can sympathize with him. Wang Lung lives in rural China in the early Twentieth century where certain actions, such as selling children, is acceptable within his culture. His moral ambiguity fluctuates as he conforms to societal views or acts within acceptable bounds in society’s current standards. Throughout The Good Earth, desperate situations cause distressed individuals to become irrational and act immorally. This thematic notion is evident during the most dramatic scenes in the novel.

Even with her previous experiences at Beijing University and at Big Joy Farm, Wong still held some belief that the Chinese system wasn’t as bad as it was sometimes made out to be. This event proved to her that it was. “The enormity of the massacre hit home…Although it had been years since I was a Maoist, I still had harbored some small hope for China. Now even that was gone” (259). As a reporter Wong was able to view the progression of the protests in leading up to the massacre, and in viewing it understood that the Chinese people were much more independent than they had previously demonstrated over the past 50 years. She had continuously seen the Chinese people following what they were told between learning in school or with physical labor, yet this protest was one of the first large scale displays of the unacceptance of the regime by the people, and the government did not know what to do with it. But because of this, Wong was able to recognize that the people were not reliant on this way of life that they had previously been bound to, but truly could lead for themselves and take control. The massacre awakened Wong both to the reality that the government was not acting to benefit the people, and that the people were more than capable of acting for

Zhang Yimou’s To Live is a powerful indictment of communist authoritarian rule and blind patriotism. The film places the viewer in the position of an insider as the Communist Revolution alters the political and social landscape of China. By using dramatic irony, Zhang Yimou appraises communist collectivist culture, class structure and power in revolutionary China, and the Cultural Revolution. In addition, by using shadow puppetry as a symbol of indoctrination, Zhang Yimou examines the link between political change, personal tragedy, and bureaucratic incompetence.

As this film represents a microcosm of the injustices of the real world, Forman zooms in on characters during critical scenes of the movie to highlight the character’s message. The

There's a little bird endemic to the United States that's in big trouble, particularly in the East Coast. Scientists fear that the saltmarsh sparrow could go extinct in as little as five decades.

Viewers must voyeuristically peer into the work, feeling as if they are trespassing into an intimate family space. Thus, Galindo at the same time highlights the conflict between the domestic nature of the work and its political impact.

Chinese women have historically retained highly circumscribed roles and statuses that rendered them inferior to their male corollaries. The gender status quo was predicated on a definition of gender as a cultural construct that is performed rather than rooted in biology. Throughout Chinese history, the women’s role in the family was paramount as conceptualized by the concept of Yin and Yang. While men are associated with Yang, the darker and robust force, while Yin represented the cooler and passive female force. As such, the Chinese ascribed to the separate spheres ideology which relegated women to the private sphere within the home while the public sphere was a male preserve.

After contacting the author Adam Rapp, Writer of Punkzilla , and Under the Wolf, Under the Dog, I was able to interview him for about an hour through Skype. I was able to ask him many questions in that time. Included in this is part one of the interview.

Although not a political or historical book, Shanghai Girls exposes some of the intricate and complex political and social dynamics of some of the most turbulent times in world history.

Wang Lung believes that now that he has a newborn female he has been having troubles. He instantly blames his newborn child and she has done nothing wrong. He becomes sexist when he says that it is because she is female. A newborn cannot instantly cause so much chaos as soon as she is born.

In too many places around the world, women are subjected to cultural attitudes that condone inequality that violate human rights in the most degrading and immoral ways. If we were to take gender out of the equation completely and simply analyzed the actions done by one human being to another, we would be outraged and we are. Unfortunately the fact is, gender cannot be taken out of the equation, as Half the Sky showed us. For as many examples of horrendous acts of inequity as the documentary illustrated, there are countless more that were left

The magazines lied! In that, all the pictures of California that were shown, depicted a bright harmonious, luscious, tree lined neighborhood perfect for rearing children. In fact, the author and publishers should be jailed. Insomuch that, they conveniently left out the gun toting, fearless little gangsters, that terrorized many neighborhoods in the urban cities. It was during the 60’s, that a young couple from Shreveport Louisiana, decided to pack up their family of eight, and head toward Sunny California. In hopes that, their family would have a better life free of the problems that plagued the South. Consequently, they moved from being hunted down by the Klu Klux Klan, to being hunted down by shorty and Bae Bae kids. Funny Gang Quotes reports that, “ At school, I always wanted to belong to a gang, and no

In the beginning of the novel the bird shrieks “Allez vous-en! Sapristi!” at Mr. Ponteilller. This symbolizes how Edna feels trapped and longs for freedom and space. The author paints the picture that Edna is not free, she is not yet “Awakened”. Edna realizes through her desire with Robert she is like that bird in the cage. She has everything a women living in her time period would want. She has an amazingly wealthy husband, two children that she doesn’t have to really sacrifice her time for, and every materialistic object money could buy. Yet she is not satisfied, she feels like she is

In subsequent years following the establishment of the People’s Republic of China came a revolutionary new approach to not only producing films, but also film’s very role in communist society. During this period the state gained complete control of the filmmaking industry, decreeing that the utilitarian functions of art and literature were to become a powerful weapon in serving the revolutionary struggle. In an otherwise artistically stifling period in which socialist realism pervaded all creative outlets, Xie Jin managed to retain some autonomy and emerged as one of the cleverest Chinese directors in the early 1960s. In his 1961 film Red Detachment of Women, Jin provides a classic revolutionary melodrama, yet also displays elements of formalism so that the viewer becomes conscious of the manipulations of his film technique. To analyze this film, I will use Mao Zedong’s 1942 “Talks at the Yan 'an Forum on Literature and Art,” clip #10 “Landmark 2,” and clip #6 “We are joining the red army” to elaborate on the major themes and cinematic style that distinguish Xie Jin’s work from his contemporaries.

Ang Lee’s Crouching tiger Hidden Dragon is probably one of the most successful foreign films to ever be screened in America. Being the number one film of the year in 2000. On the other hand it was reportedly considered a flop in China. While it was influenced by American film styles, it still kept true to many aspects of its Chinese film heritage. With very apparent love story, it lacked the Extreme amount of Kung Fu fight scenes eastern audiences have come to enjoy. This is a stunning love story between a monk and widow. While it does have its share of over the top fight scenes, when you start to dig deeper the films many social implications become apparent. With ties to subjects such as religion, martial arts, philosophy, love, and even gender issues. This film is a representation of the modern era and how long practiced traditions are being challenged. Each character and plot line allows a glimpse into the Social and Traditional understanding of a culture.