英美短篇小 说unt 24 Whos Irish.pptVIP

Analysis The Grandmother calls her daughters husband Irish at the beginning of the story. The Labels of Irish and Chinese seem to stand for certain traits. ? Chinese: discipline, filial ? Irish: willfulness, self-centered ? These two labels put value sets into two distinct categories that are often warring factions for immigrants. Labels reflect stereotypes and a level of ignorance. Labels Conclusion Gish Jen dealt with cultural differences in herself and around her while growing up. Her writing reflects the inner war that immigrants feel when trying to make peace between their two cultures. Immigrants are not Americanized until this peace is made. “There’s a quest in writing fiction, a religious aspect of searching for truth, that makes it meaningful for me.” ----- Gish Jen Discussion 1. What is the reason for using broken English? 2. The Grandmother calls her daughter’s husband Irish at the beginning of the story. The Labels of Irish and Chinese seem to stand for certain traits. What are these traits and why is this significant? 3. Ethnic labels have a tendency to be overly broad, why then are they used so much in this story? 4. There are disagreements between the mother and grandmother. To what degree are these differences a result of culture, and generation and personality? references 1. 任碧莲著, 郭英剑译: 谁是爱尔兰人[M].外国文学.2002(04) 2.苏翠英.”色拉碗”vs “大熔炉”——试析《谁是爱尔兰人》中的文化观[J].外国文学研究.2011(06) 3. 何继玲.流动的身份——试析任碧莲的小说《谁是爱尔兰人》 [J]文学评论.2009(06) 4. /wiki/Who’s_lrish%3F Thank you ~ Unit 24 Who Is Irish? Gish Jen outline About the author Important works writing features Who Is Irish Warm up questions Plot summary Analysis Conclusion Discussion About the author-- Gish Jen  (1955- ) Born in 1955 in Scarsdale, New York. Grew up as a second generation Chinese American living in an area with people from many different ethnic backgrounds. Graduate of Harvard in English Began writing in undergraduate