1. Bone - Literary Analysis Essay
In the novel Leila is seemingly trapped into living in Chinatown, bounded by her Chinese family ties, she refuses to leave in a way to take care of her family. ... "I was locked into living Mah's and Leon's lives for them"(Ng, 109). ... This life has been seen as easier to Leila, there at times where she wants to escape and pursue an "American Dream" but she is too tied to the Chinese traditions of family commitment "for a moment I was tempted to fall back into the easiness of being Mah's daughter, of letting her be my whole life"(NG, 190) Bearing h...
- Word Count: 1094
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: Graduate