Yeokyeong Jessica KangAngela GiliIntroduction to LiteratureOctober 6, 2010Comparison the conflictsbetween “Two Kinds” and “No Name Woman”.In the novel, the authors usually have main characters conflict with each other or society or themselves. These conflicts result in increasing intensity and holding the reader’s interest. Likewise, the short story “No Name Woman” and “Two Kinds” show context about cultural differences between child and parent. . In following essay, we look closely at the reason of conflict between two Chinese-American daughters and their mother who have different culture each other and how those mothers’ own daughter find their identity through these conflicts.First of all, we can compare the reason of conflict. The similarity between these two stores is the conflict is resulted from their mothers who want their child to be perfect and good. For example, in “Two Kinds”, the mother thought her daughter can be a prodigy and a Chinese Shirley who is a movie star. So sheand threatened her daughter about sexuality. For instance, the mother said “Don’t let your father know that I told you. He denies her. Now that you have started to menstruate, what happened to her could happen to you. Don’t humiliate us. You wouldn’t like to be forgotten as if you had never been born. The villagers are watchful.”(1027) Here her mother phrase “Don’t humiliate us” illustrates she doesn’t want to dishonor family. That’s why the daughter was threatened by her mother to keep secret.On the other hand, in “Two Kinds” , the mother said “You can be best anything. What does Auntie Lindo know? Her daughter, she is only best tricky.”(521) Because she came America to get better after losing everything in China, She also want her daughter to be better than any other children. In other words, mothers’ excessive expectations make their daughters confused and cause a conflict between mother and daughter.Moreover, the mothers in those stories who adhere to Chinese culture induces confli not understand the free will and the subjectivity of their daughters.On the other hand, the daughters who were born and brought up in America do not understand the oppressive authority of their mothers. In case of “No Name Woman”, her mother’s traditional Chinese code, which is that the daughter’s conduct should be proper is reflected in confusion about Chinese Americans. The daughter mentioned “Those of us in the first American generations have had to figure out how the invisible world the emigrants built around our childhoods fits in solid America”. (1027) In this sentence, China is described as a “invisible world” that the daughter only hear about. Because she lives in America and interacts daily with other Americans, America is solid she need to fit actually.As a Chinese American, not only sometimes do they need to change their name hiding real name but also have wonders what china is. In “No Name Woman”, the daughter said “Chinese-Americans, when you try to understand what thingsach other. The daughter in No Name Woman ultimately critiques or reinterprets those stories and uses them to establish her own subjectivity and the agency of herself. Her mother tells about No-Name Aunt who was lynched by her community members because she was impregnated by a stranger. The mother warns her daughter that she has to be chaste in this patriarchal society. Nonetheless, the daughter sees the aunt as a victim who was sacrificed by the society's sexual oppression of the Chinese women. She responds to this threatening story with her own reconstruction of the story. The daughter's assumptions give her aunt a subjectivity and a voice so that her aunt can plead her own innocence. That is, the aunt who only existed as a myth comes alive through the daughter’s re-interpretation. Also, the daughter identify with her aunt saying “The Chinese are always very frightened of the drowned one, whose weeping ghost, wet hair hanging and skin bloated, waits silently by the water to pull down ovel identified themselves after conflicting with their mothers. In “Two Kinds”, the identity of her mother is not problem. Because the mother regards herself as Chinese mother and wife even in California and has a Chinese traditional cloth, which means she sustains value of China. She accepts and settles on American culture but doesn’t confuse in her identity. For example, she doesn’t reject and criticize American culture even TV show and magazine she saw, which is just elements of success to her. Maybe she has firm identity already as an adult. On contrast, it is not easy to accept this culture simply for her daughter so she thinks her mother destroys her identity. So their conflict is intensified more and more even she said directly to her mother in rude way. But after her mother died she realized she could have been harmonious with her mother through piano music piece she had played before “Perfectly Contented” and the other music piece “Pleading Child”. When she played both , she ice.
Yeokyeong KangEnglish 2202Dr. Mark Tjark12 November 2010Dystopia and “New Brave World”Utopia and human civilization have coexisted for centuries. Perhaps the reason human have developed the civilization might be attain the Utopia. Even if people know it is impossible to reach the Utopia, people always hope to live the Utopia. Drawing and writing about twenty years later future are ordinary homework for elementary school students. Usually, children imagine flying cars, city in the sea, many kinds of robots for human working and so on. We had expected if the blueprint we hope for future comes true, that will be the right Utopia. We have accomplished some of our imaginations, nevertheless, we still have poverty, pain and hope the Utopia. Although the robot work in many parts of human job demanding physical labor, because of this, the obesity population is increasing and they need to run on a treadmill. People are not taking a rest in the machine but running on a machine unlikely our inteninto The novel “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley describing the Utopia the science has achieved. Even if it is the utopia for the people who live in the “Brave New World”, for us that world is not true “Brave New World”. The other way, people who live the “Brave New World” regard our society as a dystopia calling savage sanctuary. Can the “Brave New World” in scientific technology make the utopia?First of all, the people in “Brave New World” were born in “bottle” and “artificial receptacles” like product. There is no natural childbirth at all. Women’s ovaries are removed and fetus is no longer fertilized in uterus. The people who were born in this way are divided “Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon” according to the strict five castes. “” (21). As the short oxyzen influences their brain skeleton, the lower their castes is the worse their intelligence and skeleton. Especially, Epsilon people are almost same because they undergo “Bokanovsky Process”, which provides ninety-six identie. The lowest caste that don’t need any social skill are provided on a mass production basis. In other words, the Alpha plus caste who do important works are “handmade product” which is processed specially one bye one from fertilized egg to embryo to give elaborate and delicate skill to society, contrast on the Epsilon are “mass product” to give the simplest and repeated labor to society.They who are born in artificial way don’t have conception of t father and mother. Basically, the science technology gives a birth and they cannot but follow this society which makes them. So under the motto “Community, Identity, Stability”, their individuality and personality don’t exist at all with conditioned education the society provides. To this motto, people make “Soma”, which is the product of the high science technology. In chapter3, Mustapha Mond, who is The Resident World Controller of Western Europe, states “Mother, monogamy, romance. High spurts the fountain; fierce and foamy the wild jet. single outlet. My love, my baby. No wonder those poor pre-moderns were mad and wicked and miserable. Their world didn’t allow them to take things easily, didn’t allow them to be sane, virtuous, happy. What with mothers and lovers, what with the prohibitions they were not conditioned to obey, what with the temptations and the lonely remorses, what with all the diseases and the endless isolating pain, what with the uncertainties and the poverty—they were forced to feel strongly. And feeling strongly (and strongly, what was more, in solitude, in hopelessly individual isolation), how could they be stable?” So they make “Soma” which is the pill makes people keep stability to control their emotion.John who has grown up outside of the “Brave new world” argued with Mustapha. John insists people prove their own real worth such as imagination and artistic intuition for human life but Mond claims art and ration does not deed for present happiness. Finally, John suicides. Huxely warn us of future biotechnology can cause through John. Especially the natural people who were born from their parents can be controlled human clone produced by gene manipulation and become the slave under them. People have continued developing the science technology. They intend more convenient and safer and longer life but the science reach the level where people can make human. Huxley might write this novel as a science fiction in that this book was published in 1932. After seventy years later now, this novel reflects our sad society isolates human. The “Brave New World” is not utopia we have aspired. This kind of science development can destruct our life. I don’t mean we reject science but need to lookout scientism. In “Brave New World”, John called “Savage” raised their stability is not true stability and just they reveal pain and confliction. When it comes to this, who is “Savage” like john in our society? Maybe we should raise what is going wrong way by ourselves. We should not be means of scienve.
Yeokyeong KangSlavery of LiteratureDr. Larurie LeachNov. 3. 2010Summary and Response Nat’s Last White Man By Lerone Bennett, JrLerone Bennet criticizes the book, accusing Styron of distorting history, hiding the real characteristic of Nat Turner.First of all, Styron attacks his family. Lerone says “he has an idea of the black family which contradicts Nat Turner’s reality, and he begins his book by making Nat Turner’s reality conform to his idea”. (8) As a one example, “In Gray’s Confessions, Nat says “And my father and mother strengthened me in this my first impression..”(8) But Styron distorts this mention by eliminating father. Not only Nat’s father but also his grandmother and mother is distorted in the confession by Styron. For instance, Styron’s Nat says “I never laid eyes on my grandmother”. (9) In addition, Nat’s mother says “Us folks in de house”, “is quality” (9) to separate Nat and his mother from black people.Secondly, Styron demonstrates he loathes black people as a low-quality statue saying “my black shit-eating people were surely like flies, God’s mindless outcasts, lacking even that will to destroy by their own hands their unending anguish.” (9) It seems like he worships the white people and hate the black who are same with himself.Moreover, Styron also change his real characteristic to a person who is sex-crazed person. For example, in prison, Nat hears “the voice of a young girl singing. Sweet and gentle,, from some white, delicate throat…”(12) In this process, Styron uses one white person, Margaret. Actually Nat leads insurrection, which could be focused on his confession, however, Styron promotes this white woman as a Nat’s lover downgrading this insurrection.Finally, he shows comparison between the confession by Gray and by Styron. He says “the difference in tone between the Confession of Gray, the racist, and Styron, the white liberal, gives one pause. Gray, who loathed Nat but who looked into his eyes, gives him to history unrepentant, courageous, sure of his act and his eventual vindication. Styron, who says he sympathizes with Nat, destroys him as a man and as a leader. And the terrifying implication of this fact is that the fascination-horror of a bigot may be more compelling than the fascination-anxiety of a white liberal.”(16)I agree with Lerone Bennett’s article. In that Styron eliminates few of what Nat confessed, he deserve to be criticized by black-American. It is obvious that his quotation shows differences the real mention that Nat said from the Styron’s confession. But I think although he focused on his sexuality with the white woman, Margaret, it is true. Of course he could focus on the black resurrection not the woman. This also illustrates what is absurd and unfair under slavery system. Because Nat loves Margaret, who treat him kindly, but she doesn’t consider him as a man, so he realize his love never come true. Through an incident finally Nat killed that woman, we can realize how he feel rage and anger. Lerone Bennett is criticizing Styron totally with comparison Gray’s confession, through Styron’s confession, we can be reminded how brutal that slaves are treated even he can’t love by himself. So I think The Confessions of Nat Turner can be read as a tragic love story, of a Nat Turner who learns much from white people even as they oppress him. Styron shows that tenderness was possible between the races even under the regime of slavery.
Literature of SlaveryYeokyeong KangDr. Mark TjarksOctober.12.2010Compare and contrast between The Giver and AvatarThe term "Utopia" depicts on an imaginary ideal state. Throughout history, people had made numerous futile attempts to create a Utopian society. To experience the utopia, people have shown through media such as movie or book. Such a state is described in ‘The Giver’ by Lowry, Lois and the movie ‘Avatar’ by James Cameron . In the following short essay, we look closely at the perspective of the futuristic world in The Giver and the planet in the Avatar.First, these movie and book is based on background of utopia. In The Giver, Jonas's community believes in the renunciation of personal properties, rights, one's unique characteristics and of binding personal relationships (such as marriage). This society is believed to be perfect, free of pain and sorrow; everything is under control and "same". This serene society greatly contradict with the one we live in. For example, in chapshade as his own tunic.” In this passage, Jonas observes the apple. The subsequent description of the apple emphasizes the theme of Sameness. The apple is perfect and unchanging, much as Jonas's society is static and apparently ideal. Its shape does not allow for imperfections and the irregularities of individual apples, an ethic that is evident in the structure of the community and in the values taught to the community's children. Finally, Jonas describes the apple's shade as nondescript, throwing an apparently innocent description of the apple's perfection into doubt with an incongruous detail. . In addition, the people in Jonas's society do not seem to have any concept of greed because they lack a currency and are all distributed food and other items according to their needs. Jonas is taught from a young age to share and treat others equally, which is similar to society of Na’vi is based on kind of agriculture for their living so nobody is poor and impoverishLikewise in the movie ‘A nature on their way, which make them have abundant nature provides for all needs. Moreover they do not experience sickness, obesity, handicaps, or any physical or psychological ailments; nor do they engage in harmful habits like people in The Giver.Secondly, although the basis environment of both the movie “Avatar” and the book “The Giver” pursuit utopia, there are differences between those movie and book. To begin with, the Na’vi have emotion such as love, sorrow, sympathy and so on. That’s why a woman avatar fell in love with Jake disguising avatar and when the nature such as plant of animal is destroyed they really feel sad and grieves over nature’s death and shares sorrows. On the other hand, the people who live in community in the The Giver can’t feel any emotion. To eliminate their emotion, they have to take a pill every day. In Chapter 5 last paragraph, the narrative states “Then, in the same way that his own dwelling slipped away behind him as he rounded a corner on his bicyclcription of the effect of taking the pill to eliminate the Stirrings, but it also illustrates the ephemeral nature of emotions and memories in the society. Rather than embracing natural human emotions such as those associated with the Stirrings, members of Jonas's community have learned various tactics to erase these emotions altogether. In other words, even if the Na’vi regard the nature emotion of human as a part of happiness and peace needed for utopia world, the narrative in The Giver see these emotions causes confusion and suffering. At the same time, on the contrary, the Avatars do grow old and die, the community of Jonas doesn’t have knowledge about death. For instance, in Chapter 6, Asher states “If you don’t fit in, you can apply for Elsewhere and be released. My mother says that once, about ten years ago, someone applied and was gone the next day”. They don’t mention about death, which is substitute for the word ‘release’. Although the death is the providence of heaven to ava order. To put it differently, the things related with social order are reflected in the beginning chapters of The Giver. Hyperlink "http://www.gradesaver.com/character.html?character=26395" Jonas's society has no class divisions; even though Jonas's mother refers to the position of Birthmother as lacking honor, all citizens are born from these Birthmothers whose role is consequently recognized as an essential, if less desirable Assignment in societyIn conclusion, the term "utopia" has been used to describe apparently perfect societies that have attained an ideal social and political structure that protects the people from the worst ills of humankind. That influence on utopian and dystopian media such as Hyperlink "http://www.gradesaver.com/character.html?character=26397" The Giver and Avatar is evident. In the view both the novel “The Giver” and the movie “Avatar” pursuit utopia, they were made by same point. However The Giver in showing how fine we are often is between the ideal and es
Literature of SlaveryYeokyeong KangLaurie F. LeachOctober.8.2010My topic : What were the major differences in the experience of male slaves versus that of female slaves? You can answer this question primarily with reference to the two slave narratives we read, but could also draw on Uncle Tom’s Cabin or on some of the WPA narratives.The major differences in the experience of male slaves versus that of female slaves. In any situation, the experiences, memories and treatment is viewed on differently between the male and the female. Especially, it is obvious the different sex in the slavery were treated differently and so therefore their recollections of such incidents were different. In following essay, we look closely at the perspective of the female slave, Harriet Jacobs in “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl”, and respectfully compared to that of a man slave, Frederick Douglass in “The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass”. Although both narratives experienced their freedomsof her autobiography, Jacobs states “ I was born a slave; but I never knew it..” She then goes on to state in a different line that”..I was so fondly shielded that I never dreamed I was a piece of merchandise…”. Jacobs’s father was head workman. He had the liberty to manage his own affairs and work at his trade. She lived in what she described as a “comfortable home” and had relationships with her family members such as her brother, grandmother, mother and uncle. On the other hand, Frederick Douglass had admitted slavery in his child hood. For example, in the first paragraph of chapter1, Douglass states “A want of information concerning my own was a source of unhappiness to me even during childhood”. He took a very direct look at slavery whereas Jacobs was not even aware.Secondly, the way that Jacobs and Douglass perceive freedom is different. Jacobs looks for the future for freedom in the comfort of family. But Douglas looks into the future for freedom as comfort for most of his life. troubles”. In other words, what she is more sensitive and emotional than Douglass is drawback. However he looks to the idea of freedom. Of course, family was not an option for him like her. Douglass states In Chapter5, paragraph 4 “I shall never forget the ecstasy with which I received the intelligence that my old Master had determined to let me go to Baltimore…”. Douglass is so excited to go to Baltimore because he has heard good things about Baltimore from his cousin Tom. He hopes future will be happy , where he can wear trousers and stay city kept clean slaves. This is perhaps his first experience towards freedom, and in Chapter 5, paragraph 11, Douglass says “Going to live at Baltimore laid the foundation, and opened the gateway, to all my subsequent prosperity”. Although in moments of desperation Douglass gives in thoughts of suicide, the thought of freedom in the future saves him. As described in Chapter 7, paragraph 7, “I often found myself regretting my own existence, and wisher children and wait for the opportune time to escape to the north. Even if she has freedom, she lost a relationship with her children for seven years; she lost sunlight and fresh air, and many other things. Another disadvantage is that she has to endure physical and emotional hardships. Jacobs says in Chapter 21, paragraph 1 “This continued darkness was oppressive. It seemed horrible to sit or lie in a cramped position day after day, without one gleam of light”. However Douglass took a different route and perspective to freedom. He was so intrigued with intelligence and education, which is the way he can obtain freedom. With these tools, he would educate other slaves on the sufferings and wrong doings of the slaves in the South. In Chapter 6, paragraph 3, Douglass states “…I set out with high hope, and a fixed purpose, at whatever cost of trouble, to learn how to read”. As a man, he strongly looked at slavery and the freedom right in the eyes. In Chapter 10, paragraph 9, Douglass says Chapter 11, paragraph 5, Douglass states “But I remained firm, and, according to my resolution, on the third day of September, 1838, I left my chains, and succeeded in reaching New York without the slightest interruption of any kind”. Most of his life, Douglass prepared for freedom. Through many ways, he educated himself so that he could use his knowledge to become free.In conclusion, even though Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglass both gained their freedoms despite facing great adversity, one thing they had in common was that they were persistent and shared the same dream. As a little girl, Jacobs never even realized that she was a slave. She lived in a comfortable home and had the pleasure of living with her family, therefore, she need not look to the future for freedom. She already felf that she was as free as she needed to be. But as a teenager, she realized that she was nothing more than a piece of merchandise. And then by the age of twenty, Jacobs’ concern as a female slave wance.