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A 5 page discussion of the impacts of war on the small rural village of the Ling Tan family. This paper introduces Jade, one of the primary characters of the book, and details how war impacted her differently than it did the male members of the village. No additional sources are listed.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
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War has impacted the lives of women and men alike practically since the beginning of
mankinds reign on earth. There are differences, however, in the manner women and men deal with the impacts of war. These differences in views relate to the inherent
differences which exist between men and women in terms of their psyches. Men viewed combat largely as a test of their masculinity while women viewed war and everything associated
with it as an atrocity. These views would evolve somewhat over time, however, as various stressors were introduced by the war. This difference in view, and the evolution
which each underwent, is reflected in a wide diversity of the literature ranging from contemporary psychological analyses of men verses women to sources written during the war itself. These
primary accounts can take the form of fiction or documentary but they convey the same message, women viewed war in a very different manner than did men and many times
the views of both evolved over time. No account, however, rivals that of Pearl Buck in "Dragon Seed". "Dragon Seed" details the
circumstances surrounding Japanese invasion and occupation of mainland China during World War II as they impacted the fictional family of Ling Tan. Ling Tan and his family lived in
one of the more rural areas of China, an area where Western technology was practically unknown. These people experienced the impacts of the war considerably differently than did less
isolated areas. Most areas impacted by the war experienced a surge of nationalism. People of common geographic origin, language, and history began to see themselves as members of
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