(英语短篇小说鉴赏)In the American society.pptVIP

In the American society By: Li Xi From: Economy and Administration College In the American society About the author About culture shock About the article About the author Gish Jen: Real name:Lillian Jen Chinese name:任碧莲 Born: in 1955 in Long Island, New York Occupation: novelist Nationality: American Period: Current Genres(体裁): novel Notable works: Typical American Mona in the Promised Land The Love Wife Whos Irish? World and Town Her experiences Gish Jen is a second generation Chinese American. Her parents emigrated from China in the 1940s, her mother from Shanghai and her father from Yixing. She grew up in Queens, NY, then Yonkers, then Scarsdale. She graduated from Harvard University in 1977 with a BA in English, and later attended Stanford Business School, but dropped out in favor of the University of Iowa Writers Workshop, where she earned her MFA in fiction in 1983. Becoming a writer for Gish Jen was not an easy task. In the beginning, Jen had trouble convincing her parents that it was a worthwhile career. She chose the name Gish after a silent-screen actress of the same name. In Jens work, she combines the adolescents search for self with the larger search for cultural identity. Not only does she focus on her own Chinese American ethnic background, the author also includes work on Jewish Americans, African Americans, and Irish Americans, as well as other groups In addition, many of her writings reflect her childhood experiences growing up in Scarsdale, NY. The common themes the writer employs include stories of immigration, assimilation, and occasional tensions with other ethnic communities. The American dream is also an important aspect to her work. I can say that the American dream is much more complicated than you would think. I think Im just trying to capture some of that complexity. Gish Jen is currently living in Cambridg