It is the story of two brothers--one of whom served in Vietnam--who must rely on each other to survive a disastrous skiing trip in the wilds of Minnesota. ... This book suggests that stories often communicate a more accurate notion of the truth than even experience can, which makes them compelling whether or not the reader experienced the War first-hand. ... Despite his awareness that his parents, his wife, and his daughter all think he is insane, he acts out his life as a drama of paranoia and nuclear dread, fashioning an impromptu shelter out of a ping-pong table as a youth and diggi...

• Word Count: 781
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Nelson refers to this myth as the backbone of the story and how it acts like "trail markers" for the reader (2001 p4). The tale foreshadows Tayo's story of damnation from his Native American roots by his family and himself. ... She recounts her past through the story of her lover's death and the power of the dance. ... It is not until she returns to her childhood home, sees the truth of her father and loses her beloved sister that she ultimately realizes that her family community has always been there for her in her fifty mothers. ... Unfortunately, his choice to distance himself (al...

• Word Count: 1765
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Roy O'Bannon was only given the positive character (brave, justifiable) according to the need and development of the story at the end. ... He trusted in his friend, faithful and loyal to his country and family, capable and responsible in his task, honorable and filial to his father. ... This story was developed all around Jess and her family. ... one as the assertive woman pursuing her own dream and the love that she desire and the other as the subordinate daughter in the home. In fact, I found that the gender roles of Indo- American women attempt to limit their identities to those of ...

• Word Count: 1727
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Bustos reflected on some stories about the transition for her own parents. She acknowledged how her father was often bullied for looking different, or always eating arroz con leche, but never suffered much discrimination from teachers or employers. ... She hopes that her daughters will grow up proud of their dark complexion and dark hair, but pray that they will not suffer from discrimination just for looking this certain way, because as far as Ms. Bustos is concerned, her daughters are just as American as the little African American girl next door and the Caucasian twin boys down the street. ...

• Word Count: 1258
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The realization that she would be forced to remain in her position of low status with a future without advancement made her wish that her father had reached the United States and would request for his children to join him. ... One of these many times occurred a few days after the birth of Rachel and Abraham's first daughter Minnie. ...

• Word Count: 962
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Philippe Bourgois's In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio has shown a great deal of commitment to the work that was involved in completing his research on poverty and marginalization. The field of study on poverty and marginalization by Philippe Bourgois was only twenty blocks from the area in Manhattan's Upper East Side known as East Harlem. However, those twenty blocks between the Upper East Side and the Puerto Rican population of East Harlem represent a social and an economic gap extending from mainstream to marginal. There are two dominant themes that play an importa...

• Word Count: 3236
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate