Indeed, the ideal Renaissance man was cultured and well versed in the classics, humanities, and moral philosophy, as well as skilled with the sword and horse. ... During the Renaissance, the main purpose of educating women was so that they could please their husbands and learn moral philosophy to attain salvation. A Spanish humanist educator, Juan Louis Vives, reflects the views prevalent among male humanist educators at that time when he writes in his book Instruction of a Christian Woman that Renaissance women can please their husbands by reading the classics to learn good manners and shou...

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Mah is a clear representation of the matriarch of the Chinese family who is seemingly still tied to her Chinese origins; she is emotional, bossy and is often abandoned by her husband Leon. ... Through this family orientation Leila is conflicted in her ideal pursuit of Americanization as she is seemingly always drawn back by her mother's and Leon's personal needs. ... Her process of Americanization is different from her families and so is the process of the construction of her identity based on the ideals of both "American" and "Chinese" cultures. ... Leila's...

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• Grade Level: Graduate