Essays and Research Papers on Asian Literature

5 pages in length. Patriarchy has long held Chinese women hostage where their social, political and cultural facets are concerned, with centuries' worth of oppression and torture as examples of just how overpowering such influence has been in defining the overall image of women in Chinese society. Foot binding, which reflects one of ...

This 4 page paper discusses the conflicts between Hata and Sunny, and Mona and her mother, in the novels "A Gesture Life" and "Mona in the Promised Land." Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the two books “Interpreter of Maladies” and “The Woman Warrior” and what they say about women’s roles in China and India. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses two very different books about Vietnam: “The Sorrow of War” by Bao Ninh and “The Necessary War” by Michael Lind. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 8 page analysis of Liu Heng’s work Black Snow. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper is a review of the book “Chinese American Death Rituals: Respecting the Ancestors.” Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 8 page paper compares the literary devices used by Sandra Cisneros and Amy Tan in their stories “The House on Mango Street” and “Two Kinds” respectively. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

5 pages in length. As the title so aptly describes, there is truly an art to both the pursuit and victory of war. Battle is no more an ill-conceived venture whereby a warrior's mission is incompletely calculated than it is a happenstance occurrence; war is not only premeditated from every possible angle, but ...

This 3 page paper is a summary of and reaction to the story “No Name Woman” by Maxine Hong Kingston. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the short story “A Fifty-Year Old Man” by Shusaku Endo and answers questions about it. Bibliography lists 1 source.

In three pages this paper describes three significant personality traits (insecurity, rebelliousness, and pride) that characterize protagonist Jing-Mei Woo in Amy Tan’s story, “Two Kinds.” There are no additional sources listed in the bibliography.

This 3 page paper provides an overview of the major theme of Amy Tan's Two Kinds, and relates the relationship between Jing-mei and her mother as it represents this theme. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper compares the way gender roles are handled in “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “The Woman in the Dunes.” Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 6 page paper considers the 1947 book by Wu Zhuoliu. The impacts of Japanese and Chinese colonialism are analyzed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper is a critical analysis and review of author Ba Jin and his book Family. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

4 pages in length. Any Tan's "Mother Tongue" piece delves into the perceived notion of there being only one right way to speak English and how she is not entirely sure her mother's fractured tongue is any less viable than her cultured approach. Sucheng Chan's "You're Short, Besides," by comparison, utilizes her many ...

This 5 page paper discusses Amy Tan’s short story, A :Pair of Tickets. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 10 page research paper describes three primary source representations of life in Taiwan: short stories "Lucky Worries About His Country" by Zhang Dachun and "The Taste of Apples" by Huang Chun-mng and the film Eat Drink Man Woman (1994, directed by Ang Lee). These representations are discussed and compared. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A four-page comparative analysis of these East and West literary works and their interpretations of man’s quest for spiritual enlightenment is presented. The bibliography lists only the primary sources.

This 5 page book review examines The Last Samurai by Mark Ravina within the context provided by Yamamotop Tseunetomo's Hagakure, referring specifically to the modern translation edited by Justin Stone, Bushido, the Way of the Samurai. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In four pages this paper analyzes the 1997 novel to discover how the author employs water imagery for thematic emphasis. Only the primary source is listed in the bibliography.

This 3 page essay discusses this Japanese novel, which describes the artistic development of a young poet. The writer focuses on how the author utilizes poetic imagery to tie the narrative together. No additional sources are cited.

This 3 page paper compares the authors’ viewpoints in Rules of the Game by Amy Tan and Paul’s Case by Willa Cather. Bibliography lists 2 sources.