The detailed and descriptive language in “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” creates a vivid image, allowing readers to see the world through the lens of a teenage girl filled with imagination and curiosity. “They went up through the maze of parked and cruising cars to the bright-lit, […]
Jiyuan Wang
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I am not an immigrant. Both of my parents live in China, and I reside in an isolated condo apartment in Manhattan, where there is no interaction with neighbors. Therefore, I can’t quite relate to Esperanza’s longing for a “real house,” as her desire is tied to her upbringing and […]
As the author of the story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” poined out ,when questioned about the looming darkness around her works, it is dishonest to write stories thats ignores the cruel reality of our world. We live in a cruel and chaotic world. “Where Are you […]
1.Reading a poem well involves both the right mindset and knowing how to do it. 2.When I read Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18, I felt both impressed and curious because of the beautiful words and the way it talked about love and art lasting forever, especially in the line “But thy eternal […]
I stayed home during the pandemic, so I don’t have a lot of information on how the people of the US reacted to the pandemic. In China, the first wave of the pandemic was poorly handled in Wuhan. Initially, only a few cases emerged, but this eventually led to a […]
Emily Dickinson’s poem perfectly depicts the burden and expectations society places on a woman and a wife. They are expected to be carefree, happy, supportive of their husbands, and beautiful. Women and wives are expected to conform to these social norms, even though they are individuals with independence. The notion […]
Starting the course with Marquez’s “The Most Handsome Drowned Man” is a clever move for a literature class. The story shows how a village’s simple, day-to-day life is turned upside down when a mysterious drowned man arrives. By picking this as the first read, it’s like saying, “Look, literature isn’t […]
