One book accompanied me through childhood is the Angela’s Ashes. Precisely, Frank, a shy little boy, befriended me with his Ireland, his childhood and his dearest brothers. However, I lost his news because the following volumes were not translated. My concern about Frank lingered, until I got the original second volume. To share this with my brother, I managed to translate a part of the book. Although it was frustrating being accused of speaking Chinese that nobody understood, after laborious hours with a dictionary and this foolish little boy, I saw the fabulous smile on hearing Frank getting a job. Such a memorable experience is why I choose Translation and Interpreting in the university. But accumulation of reading and practice only contributed to an increasing unconfidence about translation. As Lao Tzu said, The Tao which can be taken to be the Tao, is not the constant Tao; the name which can be named is not the constant name. Could the beauty and meaning of texts be name? Also, English and Chinese were two languages, too distinguished and beautiful to be conveyed. Even after I sent my translation of an anti-war poem, I constantly felt guilty for failing to transmitting everything of that poem. I decided to do …show more content…
The translation of Taoist terms in literature is what I am most curious about. Do the translators follow the hermeneutical tradition in translating Taoist terms in literature? What is the difference between translation of the terms in literature and in Taoist texts? I am eager to continue my joy of raising the questions and answering them by my efforts. I believe it is with help from professors that I have gained so much pleasure. The excellence of faculty and library your university are the most impressive among all. It must be the dream of every student who want to do translation studies to be in your distinguished
Humor and Pathos in the creation of Stereotypes Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt is a Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir. The memoir begins in America during The Great Depression. Following the passing of baby Margaret, the family decides to return to Ireland. The memoir follows Franks, his mother Angela, his father Malachy Sr., and his sibling's experiences living in the slums of Limerick.
The role of parents in a child’s life is an irreplaceable one. Children are shaped by what they see their parents do and how they see them act. Children can choose to pattern themselves after what they see their parents do or they can choose to avoid being like their parents. In the story ‘Ashes’ by Susan Beth Pfeffer, Recent research shows, fathers affect the lives of their young adult daughters in intriguing and occasionally surprising ways. Ashes’ father can be mostly described as a good parent.
The book “The Glass Castle” is based on the life of Jeanette Walls and the hardships she and her family concur. Through this piece of literature Jeanette Walls, the author, conveys many uses of diction to expatiate her vague but lucidly described, recollection of
Andy’s experience is one of unusual circumstances. Living up to his title of a “brave and beautiful boy”, this leading character chooses to tease the one man in town that all fear: the Chinaman. Through the author’s utilization of point of view, the reader can perceive the uniqueness of the Chinaman two very distinct ways: either through the view of the townspeople or Andy, himself. However, it is through Andy, and the author’s detailed depiction of this specific incident, that we as readers can look deep into the eyes of the Chinaman. This strange visual symbolism provided in this passage of Cannery Row is what guides us into the lonely, isolated soul that is the Chinaman’s life.
It is difficult to keep track of all the Rain and snow I have endured; it is all due to a Harsh purse with a reverence for copper coins.” -Written by an anonymous immigrant on Angel Island, from “Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940” by Him Lai, Genny Lim, and Judy Yung Hundreds of thousands of poems were scrawled on the walls of Angel Island, the immigration processing center that prevented Chinese entry during the Exclusion era. Through these poems, a resounding message of a mixture of anger, bitterness, sorrow, and hope was expressed. Most were sloppily written by barely literate Chinese farmers, but the impact of them is still great.
This analysis studies Phelan’s quest for attaining forgiveness and reconciliation rested on improving four important ongoing struggles, relationships, economic status, dependence, and depression. Upon the death of his child, Francis, completely shattered, unable to ever express the situations to anyone. Francis had just turned from “Father” to “Killer”, because “Gerald
The realistic fiction story, “Ashes”, by Susan Beth Pfeffer is about a young girl who has two very polar opposite parents. A fun, but irresponsible father, and a practical, proactive mother. Ashes faces a major dilemma when her financially troubled father asks Ashes to steal from her mother’s emergency fund for his own personal needs. Sometimes, the people you love most can be selfish and deceive you. This relates to my story because Ashes’ dad is manipulative, deceptive, and selfish.
While at a public speaking, Tan realized that she was using all these large words that her audience understood but her mother did not. “I was saying things like, “The intersection of memory upon imagination” and “There is an aspect of my fiction that relates to thus–and-thus…the forms of English I did not use at home with my mother” (Tan 58). Tan’s mother was in the room while Tan was giving the speech and that was when she realized that language could be a powerful tool that can connect each other in different ways. The English language can also bring people together who speak English but not in such a common way. “We were talking about the price of new and used furniture and I heard myself saying this: “Not waste money that way” (Tan 58).
The setting in the story “Eveline” takes place in Ireland 1914. Eveline home and lifestyle is a strict environment. Her mother died from a sickness and her father is an alcoholic who doesn’t do anything at home and always drinks his life away. Other than Eveline’s day to day routine, she has a special individual in her life, his name is Frank. Frank see’s Eveline for who she really is, a kind and gentle girl who is urging to explore new grounds.
The speaker discloses that his children have been “gathered like a small cloud [and have become] . . . steam weeping on the window” (ll. 32-35). The speaker uses this final comparison of his children to weeping clouds to convince his grandpa that his life is not irredeemable and his presence is still needed in this world. In conclusion, through Gary Soto’s usage of powerful imagery, precise descriptions, and an absence of rhythm, he evokes a sense of sympathy for the community where he grew up while telling a beautiful story.
“Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan is the short story about the importance of language and how it is a key for communication. Tan emigrated from China to Oakland, California and she was a first generation of Asian-American. The author is very fascinated by the language and she believes that the language has the power of emotions, a visual image, a complex idea, and a simple truth. She also believes that there are many different types of “Englishes”.
A Pair of Tickets In “A Pair of Tickets,” Amy Tan described the journey of Jing-Mei Woo, a middle-aged, Chinese-American woman, to China where she experienced a compelling change in herself. The author herself is Chinese-American, which enabled her to use insightful experiences in the story that were similar to her own experiences to better illustrate the emotions that Jing-Mei felt. Reminiscing about her own trip to China, Tan wrote: “As soon as my feet touched China, I become Chinese” (Tan 146). As Jing-Mei made the long travel to her motherland, she experienced a series of events, met her long-lost relatives, reflected on her own memories, and listened to stories about her mother’s past, deepening the connection that she had with her mother
Andy Warhol once said, “They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself”. Change is affected by time and by people in different ways. A negative change can ultimately have a positive outcome. Change is not always bad, but in order for it to be good you need to make it good. Change occurs all the time, and it happens to everyone at one point in his or her life.
Our identity is a place upon many attributes of a human being. Whether the person is someone who goes on promoting themselves to the world or not, and it shows how people communicate to others around them. Language is one of the main components that unveils the person’s identity in their everyday life, and they are many different ways to approach a person’s language. Relating to the article of Yiyun Li, “To Speak is to Blunder,” she knows two languages that has its positive and negative outcomes in her life. I to relate to her understanding of language, but a different view of what language means to me.
“When I discover who I am, I will be free.” ~Ralph Ellison With a cultural identity as unclear as her own, Sarah Howe grew up questioning the human condition, specifically regarding the idea of belonging. Yet despite her great efforts in discovering what it means to have a bicultural heritage, her journey of understanding is forever ongoing.