Eileen Chang

a Fallen City and The Golden Cangue For the bulk of the mid- to late-20th Century, Eileen Chang’s name and literary prowess fell into obscurity as a result of events related to the Cultural Revolution and her own reclusion. In C.T. Hsia’s A History of Modern Chinese Fiction, he praised Chang for her use of "rich imagery" and "profound exploration of human nature.” In his book, he also claimed Chang to be “the best and most important writer” of mid-twentieth century China. Hsia’s remarks and

In this research paper, I am going to use two novels, “Love in a Fallen City” by Eileen Chang and “The Lover” by Marguerite Duras. The stories in these two novels happened in the different region, one in Hong Kong and the other at Saigon, but yet these two different places both made a connection with the ideology called cosmopolitanism. After proving that there is a connection between the city and cosmopolitanism I am going to talk about the relations between transgression and characters. At last

This version of the American Dream is seen through the journey of Eileen Tumulty from We Are Not Ourselves. Not only was Eileen a first generation American, but she was forced to overcome so many obstacles because of it. When her father was young, “he never had to be asked twice to work. Jesus, he never had to be asked once. He was always working…

out to me most, and that is the idea that nothing is real. Not me, not you, not anything. Reality is simply a social construct. This made me think of memories and how if nothing is real when it happens, then nothing I look back on is real either. Eileen Chang said it best with, “between memory and reality there are awkward discrepancies.” Events are not real, so memories are a distortion of an event that was never real in the first place. I’m very reckless in life, because I am never satisfied with

Since the opening of treaty ports to foreign powers in the late 19th century, China and Japan have transformed themselves from being secluded countries to making an impressive claim in the world economy. Two of the biggest port cities were Japan’s Tokyo and China’s Shanghai. These two cities have followed a similar path of living the good life and facing devastating blows to their countries and their economies. Although their histories have found themselves pinned against one another, they have prevailed

desire for him without any disguise. “When he’s here alone with me, I suffer scouring torment as I stare into his face and listen to the musical sound of his voice. Why don’t I crush his mouth kisses, … his whole body?”18In the novel Lust, Caution, Eileen Chang implicitly points out that Chia Chih acquired pleasure from sexuality. “In truth, every time she was with Yee she felt cleansed, as if by a hot bath; for now

War Does Evil A Discussion of Three Messages From Randall Jarrell's Gunner There was not a point in this world's history when war was more prevalent, than that of World War Two. During this time, millions of innocent lives were slain, and millions of soldiers died fighting, but were replaced almost instantly. War completely manipulates the human mind, allowing it to commit actions no mind would ever think to conceive otherwise. War takes over the will of humanity, and brings out the ferocity that

“Breakfast the most important meal you can have during the day” By Gretel Herrera Persuasive Speech Outline General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that eating breakfast is really important to have good health and a healthy body and mind. Thesis: If we start our day with a good meal called: “breakfast”, this is going to help you to maintain a healthy body and a productive mind throughout the rest of your day. I. The Attention Step A. Attention: A. I want to

Zhang Ailing, Lu Xun, and Xiao Hong. Not only did their education have an impact on their beginnings as a writer, but as we can see through their novels, their childhood also have an affect on their writings. Zhang Ailing, also known by her name Eileen Chang, was born into a wealthy family, but she had a troubled childhood. Her father was addicted to opium and she left with her mother to France, and did not return to China until later on. Her experiences in China were not happy, and when she left,

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