David Adams Richards illustrates this matter regarding family relationships in his novel, Nights Below Station Street. ... To begin with, the novel shows that children are always their parents" primary concern. ... With this, Amy Tan touches on an obscure, little discussed issue, which is the divergence of Chinese culture through American children born of Chinese immigrant parents. ... Thus, the novel reveals that a parent's love for his/her children is forever in existence. ... Therefore, the novel shows how children fail to recognize their parents" love for them. ...

• Word Count: 1303
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The relationship between a mother and a daughter is full of complex values and feelings this is evident in the novel The Joy Luck Club. ... From the beginning of the novel, we hear Suyuan Woo tell the story of "The Joy Luck Club," a group started by some Chinese women during World War II. ... This quote by Suayan shows her immigrant belief in the perfect American Dream and all her hopes for future daughter. ... This novel has not only given great insight into the Chinese way of thinking and living, but it has shown the great contrast that occurs from generation to generation, in the passin...

• Word Count: 2133
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

My parents are Mexican immigrants and this is who I am: this man who has an Indian face and a Spanish surname and an Anglo first name, Richard." ... The Webster's College Dictionary definition of Bildungsroman is "a novel dealing with the education and development of its protagonist". ... Roman simply means "novel". Rodriguez's "The Achievement of Desire" is not a novel, but it has all the characteristics of a Bildungsroman. ...

• Word Count: 2210
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

In this novel, Yunior's father, Ramon, came in and out of the family's life. ... The book "Drown," by Junot Diaz is a collection of short stories that conveys to the audience the struggles that Dominican Republic immigrants face in the United States to achieve the same status as Americans. ...

• Word Count: 1679
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School