ESSAY #2

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Asian American Literature Essay #2
Draft due WEDNESDAY, November 5
Essay due MONDAY, November 10

NO CLASS NOVEMBER 3RD.

Choose one of the following topics and write a well developed and well supported essay of no less than 450 words.

1. Compare Donald Duk to Bone or stories from Mrs. Spring Fragrance; examine the ways characters search for identity. How do characters find cultural identity in each of the texts? Do you think these searches for identity have anything to do with gender?

2. Using an appropriate literary source, define and out-line the ways that Donald satisfies or falls short of what Bildungsroman means.

3. To be considered a hero in literature a character must fulfill certain guidelines and characteristics. Explore what it means to be a hero in literature and decide if Donald can be called a hero.

You must use textual evidence (quotes) to support your responses. When you use quotes to support your essay, you must use parenthetical reference to document your source. If you use more than two sources, please include a Works Cited Page.