Partners in Modernism / Lu Xun & James Joyce
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A 5 page paper comparing the famous Irish author with a Chinese writer less well-known in the United States, but just as influential in his own country as Joyce is in the English-speaking world. The paper illustrates the many uncanny parallels between these two authors. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Luxun.wps

Masuji Ibuse/ 'Black Rain'
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A 7 page analysis of Masuji Ibuse's moving novel, 'Black Rain,' a narrative that recounts what it was like to be in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 when the atom bomb fell. Ibuse allows the reader to see the devastation of Hiroshima through the perceptions of more then one character. He also shows the interplay between the varying moods and also between his main and secondary themes to create a marvelous piece of literature rather then simply a documentary account. No additional sources cited.
Filename: 99ibuse.wps

Jung Chang's 'Wild Swans / Three Daughters of China'
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A 5 page paper on this nonfiction work by Jung Chang. It tells the story of three generations of Chinese women in the author's family, and how the cataclysmic changes of the twentieth century affected their very different lives. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: Wildswan.wps

Kingston’s “The Woman Warrior” and a Sense of Self
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A 6 page paper analyzing this autobiographical work by Maxine Hong Kingston. The paper looks at the degradation of women in traditional Chinese-American families, and shows how Kingston used myth to build a sense of self. No additional sources.
Filename: KBkingst.wps

Spence’s “Death of Woman Wang” and the Changing Lot of the Chinese Woman
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A 5 page paper contrasting the lives of women in 17th century China depicted in this book by Jonathan D. Spence with the lives of Chinese women today. The paper concludes that Chinese women today, regardless of class, have more options than were available to their seventeenth century counterparts. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: KBwang3.wps

Wang Anyi's 'Love In A Small Town'
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A 5 page paper on this seminal work of modern Chinese fiction. It demonstrates how Wang departs from old romantic narrative patterns of traditional Chinese literature to show the opportunities and dilemmas of women in modern Chinese society.
Filename: Wanganyi.wps

Junichiro Tanizaki's 'The Makioka Sisters'
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A 5 page essay discussing the issue of sociocultural values in this acclaimed book. The writer examines various changes occurring in Japanese society as it became 'Westernized' and how such changes affect the characters in Tanizaki's novel.
Filename: Makioka.wps

Junichiro Tanizaki's 'The Makioka Sisters'/ Conflict of Values
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A 5 page paper on the way the characters of the four sisters in Tanizaki's classic novel epitomize a conflict of values, and values in transition in pre-war Japan. One source (the book itself) listed.
Filename: Makioka2.wps

Saikaku's 'Life Of A Sensuous Man'
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This 5 page essay analyzes Saikaku's story entitled Life of a Sensuous Man (translated). Two specific themes are discussed with citations to support the themes. Especially emphasized is Saikaku's use of irony. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Lifeman.wps

Pa Chin's 'The Family' / Delineating Change & Status
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A 5 page argumentative essay in support of the thesis that Pa Chin's purpose was to introduce the world to the viability of gender role changes in his society by maintaining the traditional family structure as a base for that change. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Pachinfm.wps