Lisa Lu

Whether it is wholesome or tough love, the bond of a mother and daughter can never be broken. “The Joy Luck Club” is the epitome of this notion. The anthology contains a series of sixteen vignettes, four of which belonging to one of each of the four members of The Joy Luck Club. These vignettes cover the perspectives of mothers who immigrated to America from China, along with the flip side point of view, taken over by each of their daughters. In the anthology, Tan reflects on her past life and incorporates

“Two Kinds” Strengths, Weaknesses, and More... After exploring the contradictions in the lives of the Joy Luck Club such as, strength and weaknesses, obedience and independence, individuality and society, joy and sadness, and hope and despair. It really got me thinking about my strengths and weaknesses as a person (and where they came from). Obviously, people's strengths and weaknesses are subjective so during the course of this writing session I will either use my own personal opinion of what my

“Two Kinds” Strengths, Weaknesses, and More... After exploring the contradictions in the lives of the Joy Luck Club, such as strength and weaknesses, obedience and independence, individuality and society, joy and sadness, and hope and despair. It really got me thinking about my strengths and weaknesses as a person (and where they came from). Obviously, people's strengths and weaknesses are subjective, so during the course of this writing session I will either use my own personal opinion of what

“superior person”, a gentleman, in his whole life, and developed a variety of moral philosophies that was cited and organized by his disciples into the book Analects after Confucius’s demise. Confucius was born in Tsou, a small village in the State of Lu. He was later given the personal name Chiu with courtesy name Chung-ni and the surname Kung. His father, Shuliang He, died soon after Confucius’s birth, and his mother refused to tell him his father’s name nor where his father was buried. Therefore

Chinese Literature Student Name Institution Affiliation  Chinese Literature Throughout the human revolution, the representation of the society through art has been a common phenomenon. On the advent of literary skills of writing, people could represent their world better than before. However, the artists were only allowed to present the social ideas in the acceptable or the classical ways. Unfortunately, this traditional method of conveying knowledge or ideas was limited and somehow unrealistic

importance, and writing lacked substance. However, Lu Xun, one of the most prominent writers during the May Fourth movement, was a leading figure in helping shed the image of Confucian literature. His satirical style brought to light some of the major issues occurring in Chinese culture including the common attitude towards scholars, the sexist society as well as the everlasting belief that superstition and fortune were important. In “Kong Yiji,” Lu Xun chronicles the troubled times of a scholar, and

The aesthetic principle created by the Song tea drinkers and their appreciation of the original flavor of water continued to the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, since loose tea, which tastes bitterer than both Tang and Song styles of tea, was adopted by scholar-officials and people from other classes, the original flavor/the sweet flavor of water was valued even more during the tea drinking in the late-Ming era. The bitterness of tea was appreciated when other flavors, such as the taste of salty or the flavors

Many authors use their work to express their thoughts about the flaws in the societies in which they live. Lu Xun masks his criticisms of the once feudal society in China in his story, “A Madman’s Diary,” by comparing the feudalistic society to cannibalism. The story begins with the narrator going to visit two brothers. Upon arrival, the narrator learns that the younger of the two brothers has recently been cured of madness, and moved away. The older sibling offers the narrator his brother’s diary

Introduction "A Madman’s Diary" is China 's first modern short story. The author Lu Xun has been well respected and regarded as one of the most well-known political figures in China (Goldman 446-461). Lu Xun has been praised as the warrior against traditional culture and feudal system. Unique narrative structure "A Madman’s Diary" is very special in its narrative structure. Its setup is very different from the traditional narration in that it avoids the use of classical Chinese. Furthermore

the stage, faceless yet easily recognizable as the Great Helmsman, scenes that resemble a Cultural Revolution-era public persecution — many aspects of “Mr. Big,” a new play about Lu Xun (1881–1936), modern China’s most famous writer, carry political undertones, and it’s not to everyone’s liking. “Mr. Big” opens with Lu Xun’s soul heading to heaven after his death. Using imagery from the Cultural Revolution, heaven slowly turns into hell, and at the end of the play two revolutionary guards stand