The Inn Of Lost Time: Lensey Namioka's Life

Sofia  Mone  was  born  on  the  capital  city  of North  Dakota,  U.S.A  on  March  7,  1977.  She  grew  up  living  with  her  father  as  her mother  have  past  away  prior  to  her  first grade.  Her  interest  in  writing  started  after getting  straight  A’s  in  her  8th  grade  all  year  round  and  wanting  to  relive  similar  experience  by  keeping  journals.  She graduated  from  the  University  of  North Dakota  at  age  of  22  and  went  on  to become  a  writer.

In the novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, the common place where people go to get beat up or killed is a cane (sugar) field. Throughout this whole book when something doesn’t go as planned for Trujillo, the leader of the Dominican Republic, he will hurt those people that come in the way. For example, Beli, an orphan Whose parents were murdered, got pregnant with one of Trujillo’s gangster’s, he ultimately had the baby killed. Another character who is badly beaten is Oscar Wao, he was beaten the first time due to falling in love with Ybon, who was dating the Capitan at the time. Later on the novel Oscar was told not to see her anymore, but he still does. However, this time when he was taken to the cane field he was not so lucky. Throughout

Oftentimes when reading fictional texts with similar themes, readers will find themselves encountering similar characters. In the realm of modern literature, elderly Asian women are often portrayed with many similarities; they are seen as protective, caring people who possess great wisdom. Ayako Nakane, also known as Obasan, the title character of Joy Kogawa’s Obasan, and the character Poh-Poh in Wayson Choy’s novel The Jade Peony, are very similar in this regard. Both Obasan and Poh-Poh drive forwards their respective narratives with their strong personalities. They have each suffered through troublesome pasts and as a result have become very wise. Obasan and Poh-Poh share many similarities but they also have their differences. Both women

In The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz the author uses the trick of different stories to sew together a series of experiences to create the full story of Oscar’s life. There are many important pieces in the book that help create an understanding of how Oscar came to be Oscar. One example is the experiences of his family members while they lived in Santo Domingo, such as La Inca deciding to go find Beli and also when Beli fell in love with the Gangster. The influence of the sci fi world has also had a massive effect on Oscar, since he had no real examples of a healthy relationship he was under the impression that all relationships had to be like the one’s he saw in movies. Overall the influence of his mother’s past and the influence

Laurie Halse Anderson is from a white background and was born in Potsdam, New York, United states on October 23, 1961 (Biography Laurie Halse Anderson 1). Her family growing up was apart of why she is an author today because her dad was always telling her stories about the war, and her second grade teacher showed her how fun writing could be during a haiku lesson which really impacted her life and it was when she knew she wanted to be an author, she said that when she was little she found a typewriter and write stories for a newspaper column that she made up (Biography Laurie Halse Anderson 1). Laurie had gotten married to her first husband Gregory H. Anderson in 1983 and they had two children together, but then got a divorce in 2002 and

Oscar Wao: Hero or Fool? Does following the heart always make someone heroic? The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz is a peak into the life of a Dominican boy named Oscar, who followed his heart all the time. He struggled to meet society’s expectations of how masculine he should have been and ended up being viewed as sensitive and weak. He went through a lot of problems and made many difficult decisions.

Even more shocking was the fact that she accepted these feelings as perfectly normal. Also distinct about her schooling at Manzanar was the fact that she felt very prepared to enter American schools. This showed how eager Jeannie was to be a part of mainstream American cultures, even though she may not have been welcomed. Jeannie’s experience in American schools was drastically different from her experience at Manzanar. She had problems making friends because the parents of the other children would not allow their children to befriend a Japanese girl. For Jeannie, the first thing an American girl said to her, “Gee, I didn’t know you spoke English” defined people’s attitudes toward her and other Japanese people at that time in history. However, most of the other children slowly accepted her, regardless of her race. On the opposite end of the spectrum, most of the parents and some of the teachers were very unreceptive to Jeannie for the simple fact that she was Japanese. This fact very much disappointed her, and she directly stated that when she said “From that point on, part of me yearned to be invisible. In a way, nothing would have been nicer for no one to see me.” However, she was not excluded from all activities, as she was an active participant in athletics, scholarship, yearbook, newspaper, and student government. Her

The more you think of yourself , the less you get from this world. Our selfish actions lead us to where we are now and it all gets you sooner or later. Have you ever asked yourself who you are? If not, take a few minutes to think about it and that's what Oscar should have done in Junot Diaz’s postmodern novella. The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao, talks about a Dominican family who is cursed by a curse called the Fuku from the early days of their grandparents. They all had that peaceful time when they thought they were safe, but when they started visiting their homeland, the Fuku came back. Through the book Oscar the main character struggles to find his identity. It was difficult for him since his family was cursed. Oscar wanted to be like

Throughout The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, past events greatly affect Oscar’s present activities, attitudes, and values. Oscar Wao must continually contend with the thought of his breakup with Maritza Chacón as a seven year old, and this specific event contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole. Oscar’s breakup marks a transition in his life from being a stereotypical Dominican “player” to an overweight nerd. During his high school years and beyond, he continually searches for love. However, the search for love and urge to replicate his earlier romantic years ultimately result in his death because love acts as a curse throughout the novel. Oscar’s relationship to his childhood years heavily influence his activities and thoughts

Being an author of several praised works, Maxine Hong Kingston has been deemed a noteworthy American writer since her first book debuted. Her unique style and interesting blend of myth and truth in memoir form garnered her international attention and won her several awards. Kingston’s works have put heavy emphasis on her family history and her experiences as a Chinese-American, so it is no surprise that she has been received well by many and misunderstood by others at the same time. A discussion on one of her most popular works, “No Name Woman”, and a look at the different ways Kingston’s works have been interpreted should reveal how literature can have different meanings depending on what one is looking for.

It can be seen that during her childhood, she grew up in a similar environment as the main character, Leila Leong, in her novel. Both Leila and Ng spent their childhoods in the seclusive community of Chinatown. There, Chinese foods, language and customs were the norm. The children of Chinese immigrants were often kept away from American life by their parents in an attempt to pass down the Chinese culture. Both of Ng’s parents had worked low-wage jobs that required long hours of work. Ng’s father worked as a cook at the University of California while her mother worked as a seamstress that worked in a factory. Often, Ng would assist her mother in sewing various articles of clothing. Her parents earned just enough to support her and her brother as they grew up. Their economic situation would give inspiration to the problems the Leong family faced involving work. Similar to relationships in the novel, Ng would grow close to her mother during her childhood years due to the time they spent together working. However, Ng would become distant from her father as he was always working and the two would be unable to spend much time together. Another aspect of her life that the author draws inspiration from is her education level and work life. Fae Myenne Ng attended the Columbia University School of Arts to pursue further education where she would graduate with a Masters degree in the liberal arts in 1984 at the age of 27. After completing her

Lena St.Clair, on the other hand, was born in America and lives like an American girl. "But when she was born, she sprang from me like a slippery fish, and had been swimming away ever since,"

Additionally she was taught to read, write and speak Spanish, German, French,and Italian. Her Grandmother sent her to Allenswood Girls Academy, Wimbledon Common, London, England and had a strong bond with Marie Souvestre who became Eleanor’s greatest emotional and educational influence. While she was there she was taught composition, music, drawing, painting and dance. Although there were no classes on history, geography, and philosophy Ms. Souvestre helped Eleanor find her love for them.

She was taught by Nathan and Mary Wheatley the children of John and Susanna Wheatley. Even though the was taught to read write the children did not excuse her from her domestic duties. Soon she began reading the bible and finding a love in British Literature.

She writes that in the early 1960's, her father worked as a diplomat in Peru. Therefore, her family had to leave the United States and return to Peru to live. During that time, her brother who was born in the United States had to attend school in Peru. Interestingly, even though the school where he attended was taught in English, he still spoke English with an accent.