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Nadine Gordimer's "Good Climate, Friendly Inhabitants" and Ha Jin's "In Broad Daylight"
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This 5 page report discusses two short stories and the ways in which they establish a narrator's voice, acknowledge a specific society's attitude about women, and reveals the ways in which women come to think of themselves in relationship to how they are viewed by others. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWgorjin.rtf

NOVEL WITHOUT A NAME: DUONG THU HUONG
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This 4 page paper gives an indepth synopsis of Huong's book, Novel without a Name. Scenes depicted from the novel as well as quotes. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MBnonme.rtf

Pain and Suffering in “Obasan” by Joy Kogawa
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A 5 page paper which examines how humans often inflict pain and suffering on others as seen in Joy Kogawa’s novel “Obasan.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAobasan.rtf

Portrayal of Asians in Jessica Hagedorn’s Novel, “Dogeaters,” and Hisaye Yamamoto’s “The Legend of Miss Sasagawara”
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A 12 page (11.25 pp. + 3/4 pp. outline) comparative analysis which examines the texts in terms of character, scene, metaphor, and sociopolitical issue. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGdogleg.rtf

Power & Female Relationships/2 Novels
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A 5 page essay that contrasts and compares the structure and themes of Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club (1989) and Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine (1984), which have very similar structures as a novels. Each text offers a series of short stories that collectively relate a coherent saga of generations and relationships. Tan relates the stories of four families and Erdrich focuses on three interconnected families. In both works, the authors portray the tension that arises from conflicting cultural expectations, that is, from being "other" within the context of mainstream culture in terms that primarily dramatizes this as tension between two generations of women. Primarily the writer talks about Tan's short story "Two Kinds" and Erdrich's "Saint Marie." Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khtanerd.rtf

Pyong Gap Min's "Struggle For Ethnic Identity : Narratives By Asian American Professionals"
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5 pages in length. The United States population reflects a significant diversity of nationalities. Indeed, some of the inherent difficulties and challenges that face these immigrants are great, which are effectively demonstrated in Pyong Gap Min's book entitled "Struggle For Ethnic Identity : Narratives By Asian American Professionals." Gap Min's book points out – through a number of personal narratives – that one of the main obstacles in overcoming this ongoing struggle for Asian ethnic identity in the United States is the absence of cultural recognition. A strong cultural foundation proves difficult in a society that urges other ethnic peoples to adopt the American way of life. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCkim.wps

R.K. Narayan's Interpretation of "The Ramayana"
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This 4 page report discusses R.K. Narayan's (1906-2001) major undertaking with his "shortened prose version of the Indian epic" of The Ramayana, or (in translation) the "Tale of Prince Rama." Issues of colonialism, struggle, and empire are also considered. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWnaryan.rtf

R.K. Narayan/The Guide
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A 5 page analysis of R.K. Narayan's The Guide. This fascinating book takes a look at Indian life from rather a different perspective. Raju, the protagonist, is something a rake and a confidence man, who gets trapped by his own scheme into actually becoming the person that he pretended to be. No additional sources cited.
Filename: 90raju.rtf

R.K. Narayana's Rendition of "The Ramayana"
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A 4 page discussion of this abbreviated version of classic tale from Indian culture. This paper presents the thesis that while R.K. Narayana's rendition of "The Ramayana" is too abbreviated to offer much scholarly use, it occupies a critical place in world literature in that it introduces the world (particularly the West) to one of the most important tales of Indian literature, a tale that would be too long and too complex to capture the attention of most western readers without the type of abridgment that Narayana has elicited. Narayana was in fact writing for a specific audience within a specific societal framework. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPindLit.rtf

R.K. Narayan’s “The Man-Eater of Malgudi”
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A 5 page paper which considers the significance of the contrast between society and the wilderness. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGmalgud.rtf