Identity Margarita Martinez HCOM 322 Qun Wang. Table of contents Introduction Theory Come see Paradise No-No-Boy M.Butterfly Gran Torino

Identity Identity

Margarita MartinezMargarita Martinez

HCOM 322HCOM 322

Qun WangQun Wang

Table of Table of contentscontents IntroductionIntroduction TheoryTheory Come see ParadiseCome see Paradise No-No-BoyNo-No-Boy M.ButterflyM.Butterfly Gran TorinoGran Torino Asian American PoemsAsian American Poems DrownDrown The NamesakeThe Namesake

Theory Identity plays a big role in the Identity plays a big role in the

texts/novels I read. In addition, s0me texts/novels I read. In addition, s0me characters come confuse for their true characters come confuse for their true identity. It is more likely do to culture identity. It is more likely do to culture influence that the characters come influence that the characters come confuse for their true identity.confuse for their true identity.

HOW DOES THE HOW DOES THE CHARACTERS COME CHARACTERS COME CONFUSE FOR THEIR CONFUSE FOR THEIR

TRUE IDENTITY?TRUE IDENTITY?

COME SEE PARADISE

Come See Paradise is a 1990 film Come See Paradise is a 1990 film directed by Alan Parker. Set before directed by Alan Parker. Set before and during World War II, the film and during World War II, the film portrays the treatment of Japanese portrays the treatment of Japanese people in America following the people in America following the attack of Pearl Harbor, and the attack of Pearl Harbor, and the succeeding loss of civil liberties succeeding loss of civil liberties within the framework of a love within the framework of a love

story.story.

Lily and Jack

Jack McGurn comes from Los Angeles Jack McGurn comes from Los Angeles and gets a job in the movie theater of and gets a job in the movie theater of Lily’s dad. He falls in love with Lily and Lily’s dad. He falls in love with Lily and wants to marry her. However, Lily’s wants to marry her. However, Lily’s fathers reluctantly to accept their fathers reluctantly to accept their relationship fires Jack and tries to have relationship fires Jack and tries to have an arrange marriage for Lily with an old an arrange marriage for Lily with an old Japanese man. Japanese man.

COME SEE PARADISE

Lily and Jack run away and get married Lily and Jack run away and get married on Seattle.on Seattle.

How does Lily come confuse for her true identity?

After the World War II, the authorities separate the After the World War II, the authorities separate the Japanese people from the rest of the other people. The Japanese people from the rest of the other people. The Japanese were place in camps and live their like Japanese were place in camps and live their like prisoners.prisoners.

Lily does not really speaks a lot of Japanese but after Lily does not really speaks a lot of Japanese but after the war she realize that she is Japanese even though the war she realize that she is Japanese even though she had consider herself as an American because she she had consider herself as an American because she was born and raise in America.was born and raise in America.

Moreover, she embraces to her Japanese culture and Moreover, she embraces to her Japanese culture and we see this because she starts speaking more we see this because she starts speaking more Japanese and eats Japanese rice.Japanese and eats Japanese rice.

No-No-Boy No-No Boy was published No-No Boy was published

by John Okada, the only by John Okada, the only Japanese-American writer.Japanese-American writer.

No-No-Boy This novel is about Ichiro Yamada who spends This novel is about Ichiro Yamada who spends

two years in prison because he refuses to go to two years in prison because he refuses to go to the World War II. He was born in America and the World War II. He was born in America and was picked to go to the war to fight against was picked to go to the war to fight against Japanese. His parents were Japanese, he Japanese. His parents were Japanese, he considered to be an American but he could not considered to be an American but he could not go fight his own people Japanese because his go fight his own people Japanese because his parents were Japanese so he belong also to parents were Japanese so he belong also to the Japanese nationality. the Japanese nationality.

No-No-Boy IchiroYamada tries to identify why there was a lot of hate among IchiroYamada tries to identify why there was a lot of hate among

each other, those people who refuse to go to the war were called each other, those people who refuse to go to the war were called “no-no boys”, and they detested by their Japanese-American “no-no boys”, and they detested by their Japanese-American community. community.

Yamada realizes that it was his mother the one who had made Yamada realizes that it was his mother the one who had made him to refuse to go to the war. In his very inside he hated his him to refuse to go to the war. In his very inside he hated his mother because of the decision that he made. He regrets from not mother because of the decision that he made. He regrets from not going to the war, because he sees his friends who did went to the going to the war, because he sees his friends who did went to the war. One of them is missing one of his legs and Ichiro feels like a war. One of them is missing one of his legs and Ichiro feels like a coward because he waste two years of his life doing nothing, and coward because he waste two years of his life doing nothing, and people make fun of telling him calling him a “no-no boy.” Ichiro people make fun of telling him calling him a “no-no boy.” Ichiro resents her mother because she is loyal to Japan and resist resents her mother because she is loyal to Japan and resist believing that Japan lost the war.believing that Japan lost the war.

No-No-Boy Ichiro feels that he should had fought for his country Ichiro feels that he should had fought for his country

America, and now he feels like he does not belong to America, and now he feels like he does not belong to America. He considers himself to be an American but America. He considers himself to be an American but feels that he let down his country and thinks that now feels that he let down his country and thinks that now he doesn’t fit in America.he doesn’t fit in America.

Ichiro is struggling with himself because he feels that Ichiro is struggling with himself because he feels that he doesn’t fit in America anymore, and because he he doesn’t fit in America anymore, and because he feels no one accepts him for his decision, even thou he feels no one accepts him for his decision, even thou he spend two years in jail for his wrong decision. spend two years in jail for his wrong decision.

He can’t continue living a normal life because he He can’t continue living a normal life because he himself doesn’t accept things how they are now. He himself doesn’t accept things how they are now. He confuse with what path to take form now on with his confuse with what path to take form now on with his life, he is lost and comes confuse for his true identity. life, he is lost and comes confuse for his true identity.

M.Butterfly M.Butterfly is a play by David M.Butterfly is a play by David

Henry Hwang (1988). It is Henry Hwang (1988). It is about the relationship between about the relationship between the French diplomat Bernard the French diplomat Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei Pu, a Boursicot and Shi Pei Pu, a male opera singer, who male opera singer, who pretend to be a female. It was pretend to be a female. It was directed by John Dexter.directed by John Dexter.

Plot: it was motivated by the Plot: it was motivated by the Giacomo Puccini’s opera Giacomo Puccini’s opera Madame ButterflyMadame Butterfly

M.Butterfly Rene Gallimard falls in love with the Rene Gallimard falls in love with the

Chinese opera, Song Liling. Song is Chinese opera, Song Liling. Song is a diva she looks beautiful and Rene a diva she looks beautiful and Rene is impressed with the diva’s beauty. is impressed with the diva’s beauty. But in reality Song is not a woman, But in reality Song is not a woman, it’s a male hidden as a woman. it’s a male hidden as a woman.

M.Butterfly He comes confuse for his identity because the He comes confuse for his identity because the

woman who he thought to be the “perfect woman who he thought to be the “perfect woman” had lie to him for more than 20 years. woman” had lie to him for more than 20 years. He didn’t want to believe that Song was a man. He didn’t want to believe that Song was a man. He was so hurt that I feel he committed suicide He was so hurt that I feel he committed suicide because he felt he had no identity with out her. because he felt he had no identity with out her. He has lost his identity when the truth was He has lost his identity when the truth was revealed, therefore he felt like his life wasn’t revealed, therefore he felt like his life wasn’t worth anymore with out her perfect woman. worth anymore with out her perfect woman.

M.Butterfly He was so obsesses with her that he He was so obsesses with her that he

ends up killing himself.ends up killing himself.

Gran Torino Walt come confuse for his true identity Walt come confuse for his true identity

but finds a purpose to do what he but finds a purpose to do what he thinks is right confronting this gang thinks is right confronting this gang that would not do any good in their that would not do any good in their neighborhood. neighborhood.

Walt comes to appreciate his Asian Walt comes to appreciate his Asian American neighbors, Sue and Thao. American neighbors, Sue and Thao. Thao tried to steal his Gran Torino Thao tried to steal his Gran Torino sport car, but Walt was able to stop sport car, but Walt was able to stop him by pointing a rifle in Thao’s head. him by pointing a rifle in Thao’s head.

Gran Torino Thao is a good kid but his cousin Thao is a good kid but his cousin

who belongs to a gang has influence who belongs to a gang has influence him to do it so he could become part him to do it so he could become part of the gang.of the gang.

As the days passed and do to the As the days passed and do to the circumstances Walt becomes a hero circumstances Walt becomes a hero in their neighborhood. Walt saved in their neighborhood. Walt saved Thao’s life from his gang cousin. Thao’s life from his gang cousin. Walt gets to know Thao and learns Walt gets to know Thao and learns to like him. Walt helps him get a job, to like him. Walt helps him get a job, and since his cousin gang does not and since his cousin gang does not leave him alone Walt decides to leave him alone Walt decides to confront the gang.confront the gang.

Gran Torino After Sue gets raped by his cousin and After Sue gets raped by his cousin and

his gang Walt decide to put a stop to his gang Walt decide to put a stop to them. Walt knows that with that gang them. Walt knows that with that gang around their neighborhood they aren’t around their neighborhood they aren’t going to live at peace. Walt knows that by going to live at peace. Walt knows that by confronting this gang he is risking his life, confronting this gang he is risking his life, and before he does all this he goes and and before he does all this he goes and talks to the priest who had insisted on talks to the priest who had insisted on him to go to confession. When he goes him to go to confession. When he goes and confesses himself. When he locks and confesses himself. When he locks Thao in the garage and talks to him I feel Thao in the garage and talks to him I feel that he confesses all his sins to Thao that he confesses all his sins to Thao instead of to the priest. It seems that he instead of to the priest. It seems that he finds his true identity getting to know finds his true identity getting to know Thao and his family, and that’s why he Thao and his family, and that’s why he believes it’s the best thing to go and put a believes it’s the best thing to go and put a stop to the gang. stop to the gang.

ASIAN AMERICAN POEMS

In these three poems I In these three poems I feel like the writers feel like the writers are all in search of are all in search of

an identity. an identity.

ASIAN AMERICAN POEMS

In the first one “A rose of Sharon” the girl In the first one “A rose of Sharon” the girl is looking for her true identity, she has is looking for her true identity, she has come confuse of her identity because the come confuse of her identity because the kids don’t want to play with her because kids don’t want to play with her because she looks different them all of them. she looks different them all of them.

ASIAN AMERICAN POEMS

In “My Sweetest Lesbia” it seems that In “My Sweetest Lesbia” it seems that she doesn’t want that “ever-during night” she doesn’t want that “ever-during night” to end because after that she would have to end because after that she would have to face her true reality. This makes me to face her true reality. This makes me think that she is confuse for her true think that she is confuse for her true identity because of people criticism she identity because of people criticism she hasn’t find her true identity. hasn’t find her true identity.

ASIAN AMERICAN POEMS

On the last poem “On Such a Day” the writer On the last poem “On Such a Day” the writer seems to be reflecting in his/her past therefore seems to be reflecting in his/her past therefore he is looking for his/her true identity. The he is looking for his/her true identity. The authors of the poems I feel like through their authors of the poems I feel like through their poems they find their true identity. The authors poems they find their true identity. The authors express their feelings through their writing. For express their feelings through their writing. For me poetry is the feelings of the soul and me poetry is the feelings of the soul and therefore the writers write to identify their true therefore the writers write to identify their true identity. And it’s through their writing that they identity. And it’s through their writing that they find who they truly are. find who they truly are.

Drown Drown is book of fiction Drown is book of fiction

by the Dominican by the Dominican American, Junot Diaz. He American, Junot Diaz. He is primarily a writer of is primarily a writer of poetry and prose fiction poetry and prose fiction but his work is more but his work is more based on based on autobiographical. autobiographical.

Drown Junior the main character is confused for his Junior the main character is confused for his

true identity do to the environment he lives in. true identity do to the environment he lives in. He grew up in a machismo environment, and He grew up in a machismo environment, and lives in a male dominant society. He does not lives in a male dominant society. He does not have a professional job because he can have a professional job because he can careless about his life, and his future. careless about his life, and his future.

He sometimes thinks it is right how his macho He sometimes thinks it is right how his macho father treats her mother and sometimes it’s father treats her mother and sometimes it’s against machismo. He does not anything at all against machismo. He does not anything at all to change his lifestyle for good, so that he can to change his lifestyle for good, so that he can define his true identitydefine his true identity

Drown He sometimes thinks it is right how his He sometimes thinks it is right how his

macho father treats her mother and macho father treats her mother and sometimes it’s against machismo. He sometimes it’s against machismo. He does not anything at all to change his does not anything at all to change his lifestyle for good, so that he can define lifestyle for good, so that he can define his true identityhis true identity

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri, show us in the “The Jhumpa Lahiri, show us in the “The

Namesake,” how Gogol come Namesake,” how Gogol come confuse for his true identity. He is confuse for his true identity. He is from Bengalese’s parents and was from Bengalese’s parents and was born in America so he identifies born in America so he identifies himself as an America, but at the himself as an America, but at the end he realizes that Bengali is his end he realizes that Bengali is his true identity and culture and he true identity and culture and he identifies as Bengali too. identifies as Bengali too.

The Namesake Gogol was born and raise in America by Gogol was born and raise in America by

Bengalese parents, he fall in love with an Bengalese parents, he fall in love with an American girl, and spends more time with his American girl, and spends more time with his girlfriend and her family, than with his. I had a girlfriend and her family, than with his. I had a feeling that he was almost ashamed to be feeling that he was almost ashamed to be Bengali because he didn’t care about his Bengali because he didn’t care about his parent’s culture. He never identified with parent’s culture. He never identified with anything Bengali, but when his father past anything Bengali, but when his father past away, he realizes that he was confuse for his away, he realizes that he was confuse for his true identity and was able to identify himself as true identity and was able to identify himself as a Bengali. a Bengali.

The Namesake He illustrates his true identity when he He illustrates his true identity when he

shaves his head in respect of his father’s shaves his head in respect of his father’s death, which is was a Bengali tradition to death, which is was a Bengali tradition to shave the son head in memory of his shave the son head in memory of his father death. Gogol has identified his true father death. Gogol has identified his true identity and now considers himself part of identity and now considers himself part of the Bengali’s culture. the Bengali’s culture.

The Namesake Since Gogol was influence by Since Gogol was influence by

American culture he come confuse for American culture he come confuse for his true identity. When his father past his true identity. When his father past away Gogol realizes how much he away Gogol realizes how much he misses his father and remembers the misses his father and remembers the significance of his name. His father significance of his name. His father had told him that he was name after had told him that he was name after his favorite author, Gogol. Gogol’s dad his favorite author, Gogol. Gogol’s dad had confessed him that he had an had confessed him that he had an accident where he almost died, and accident where he almost died, and that the only thing he had in his hand that the only thing he had in his hand when he woke up form accident was when he woke up form accident was the book from his favorite author the book from his favorite author Gogol.Gogol.

After this confession Gogol likes his After this confession Gogol likes his name.name.

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