1. Bone - Literary Analysis Essay
Leila is constantly comforting her stepfather Leon who is in a constant economic struggle of maintaining a good job in order to provide for his family which proves ultimately that attaining this elusive "American Dream" is impossible while remaining in a Chinese cultural mindset. ... Leila realizes she is stuck in the middle, after all the experiences with her family she desires to maintain her "Chineseness" but quickly realizes like Nina that shedding her Chinese identity is the only possible way to fully assimilate into American Culture and pursue the American Dream as in...
- Word Count: 1094
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: Graduate