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An 8 page research paper that, first of all, analyzes the style used by Chang in her book Bound Feet & Western Dress. The writer argues that the style of this biographical account enables it to also qualify as a feminist cultural study. After discussing the book in this context, the writer offers a brief example of how another woman's experiences can be related in a manner similar to this book. No additional sources cited.
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because it is the story of Changs coming of age as a Chinese-American and the conflicts inherent in growing up as an ethnic minority within mainstream American culture, while
also discussing the life of her great-aunt Chang Yui. While certainly this qualifies her text as a biography, of herself and her great-aunt, this book is also much more. Because
of the writers style, the work also qualifies as a cultural study that dramatically portrays the difficulties that were inherent in the Chinese culture for her great-aunt, as well s
the holdovers from this culture that still affect the life of author. For the purposes of this paper, the author of the book will be referred to as Natasha, and
great-aunt Chang-Yui, as simply "Yui." . Natasha writes in the first person throughout the book. However, for the majority of the book this narrative "I" is Changs great-aunt
Yui. Natasha does not mention any research methods beyond having conversations with her aunt. However, unless her aunt had an extraordinary memory that could recall vivid details back to her
toddler years, Natasha must have supplemented her text with researched detail. However, as a writer, Natasha chooses not to let anything interfere with the flow of the storytelling, and it
is from this aspect of her style that the narrative gains much of its strength. It is as if the reader is present, sitting at the elbow of the
author, listening while great-aunt Yui paints a picture of a bygone era. Interspersed between Yuis accounts of life in China in the early part of the twentieth century
are references to the authors own life that portray the identity crisis that marked her adolescence. This was a time in the authors life when she felt compelled to
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