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Bc. Barbora Šišková

Bachelor's thesis

Assimilation in Selected Novels by Amy Tan and Gish Jen

Assimilation in Selected Novels by Amy Tan and Gish Jen
Abstract:
Cílem této práce je analýza vyobrazení asimilace postav první a druhé generace čínských imigrantů v románech The Joy Luck Club od Amy Tan a Typical American a Mona in the Promised Land od Gish Jen. Práce porovnává tyto dvě generace postav a poukazuje na to, že i když je téma asimilace využito oběma autorkami, každá ho ve svém díle popisuje jiným způsobem.
Abstract:
The aim of this thesis is to analyze the depiction of assimilation of the first and second generation of Chinese immigrant characters in the novels The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan and Typical American and Mona in the Promised Land by Gish Jen. The thesis compares the two generations of characters and shows that while the theme of assimilation is utilized by both authors there is a difference in the way …more
 

Keywords

Amy Tan The Joy Luck Club Gish Jen Typical American Mona in the Promised Land assimilation asimilace model minority vzorová menšina identity identita generational gap mezigenerační propast Chineseness čínské rysy Americanness americké rysy Americanization amerikanizace
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 16. 5. 2018
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/nvv7b/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 14. 6. 2018
  • Supervisor: Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D.
  • Reader: Mgr. Katarína Havranová

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