In the richly textured novel A Yellow Raft in Blue Water, author Michael Dorris splendidly weaves a narrative in which the meaningful stories of three generations of women are told. ... This one event shapes and molds their characters, explaining their characteristics and the ways they act. ... In the case of Aunt Ida, she had the misfortune of coming in contact with her Aunt Clara. ... Though both characters do not connect on time, ethnicity, age, or physical appearance, they both amazingly share the same struggles in their lifetime, and more importantly, persevere. ...

• Word Count: 1229
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Despite these wishes, the movie The Joy Luck Club, originally a novel written by Amy Tan raises the questions of oppression and power in the lives of four mothers and their daughters. ... Due to his background, he well portrayed the Chinese stereotypical characteristics (e.g., tiger mom, strict on their child and plays mahjong while gossiping) which well illustrates each character's hardship, oppression, power dynamics that they faced. ... An-Mei faced social destruction and family's discrimination at an early age which also allowed her to conform to a male-dominating culture and cho...

• Word Count: 2268
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate