David Henry Hwang Essays

M. Butterfly, by David Henry Hwang, is the story of a French diplomat, Rene Gallimard, living in China (then later Paris) circa 1970-1986. He falls in love with a China opera star, Song Liling, after seeing her perform in a production of Madame Butterfly, the Puccini opera. They have a romantic love affair for more than twenty years. Gallimard never realizes that his lover is a man and a spy. This is a true story is about sexual and racial stereotyping, Western imperialism, and reality vs. fantasy

white people have committed many injustices that continue to affect descendants of the oppressed. Even if it’s unintentional for some, white Americans preserve this racist oppression on a systemic and social level. The plays “Yellow Face” by David Henry Hwang and “The Thanksgiving Play” by Larissa Fasthorse tackle these issues. “The Thanksgiving Play” is a satire about four white people who try to put on a middle school play that follows the events of the First Thanksgiving. Logan, Caden, and Jaxton

Exoticism exists on a spectrum, from pure exoticism - the choice to represent or "other" an exotic a non-Western subject, to transcultural composing which is the result of the combination of styles without an intent to "other" an exotic subject (Lecture 2/22). Bizet's Carmen is an example of pure exoticism. The story was considered shocking at the time because its violation of the social and operatic norms while exoticsizing gypsies (Lecture 2/20). Carmen, a "rebellious cigarette factory worker who

with a grotesque sexuality if not deformed by the CR. In Cries in the Drizzle, Wang Liqiang, due to the invalidity of his wife, is denied the pleasure of intimacy, out of desire he carries on a two years affair whose disproportioned consequences reflect the extend of the political repression. The protagonist Guanglin’s sexual awakening begins at fourteen with a night shiver accompanied by the panic of his secret masturbation. Drifted between temptation and a no well specified sin, he feels the need

Supporters take to the streets to celebrate the casting of Matt Damon as an Asian in ‘The Great Wall’ ‘This is an unprecedented breakthrough in the fight against the propagation of diversity and equality in Hollywood,’ say people partying on the streets Figure 1: Supporters can be seen dressing up and celebrating on the streets on this joyous occasion LOS ANGELES—The decision to cast A-List actor, and Academy Award winner Matt Damon as a Chinese warrior in the upcoming war epic “The Great War”

Jonathan Ho Case ERWC 16 January 2018 Inspiring Life of Chris McCandless In the biography, Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer published in 1996, the protagonist, Chris McCandless paves his own way of happiness through nature. Told in third-person, Krakauer addresses the theme by describing the settings of Chris McCandless’s adventure along the west coast of North America, establishing the main conflict of finding happiness, and incorporating the literary device of characterization. Krakauer’s

America that was looking for an identity. The main ideas of transcendentalism are that the individual should be independent and that man is inherently good.They also thought that individuals should find God through nature.Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were the leaders of transcendentalism. Both Emerson and Thoreau wrote about these ideas and expanded them to nature and god. The leader of transcendentalism were looked down upon but their ideas are still relevant today. A theme that connects

Emerson on Nature In The Prairies, William Cullen Bryant writes about the prairies in Illinois which to him seem peaceful and serene. Bryant 's view of the prairies goes hand in hand with Emerson 's statement of "The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other; who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood. His intercourse with heaven and earth becomes part of his food. In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through

Civil disobedience is the active, professed opposition to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power. Civil disobedience is a symbolic or conventional violation of the law, rather than a rejection of the system as a whole. Civil disobedience is sometimes, though not always, defined as being nonviolent resistance. It is and has been crucial in social change. In other words civil disobedience can be defined as the shape of protest in which the protestors

EE Cummings was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1894 to two Unitarian-Worshipping parents. Cummings was particularly close to his father, who worked as a Unitarian Minister, and this had a large effect on his outlook on life and in his work (Riviere et al, The Poetry Archive). Cummings was profoundly affected by Ezra Pounds poem The Return. He admired the way it was written and its misuse of grammar, syntax and irregular structure served as inspiration for what would later be known as a Cummings

“There is no story that is not true.” (Things Fall Apart 141). Nigerian author, Chinua Achebe, in his historical fiction text, Things Fall Apart, emphasizes that just because a culture is unique does not make it bad or wrong. Achebe wants to reduce the amount of shown ignorance to anyone different and offer insight to the Nigerian people. He assumes a sympathetic tone to Umuofia by connecting his characters to his audience, the Europeans, and Western Civilization. Achebe uses ethos, pathos, and logos

Elizabeth Pitzer Gandhi Comparison due 11/29 Mohandas Gandhi was a young Indian lawyer living in South Africa. Jesus of Nazareth was the proclaimed Son of God sent to earth as a baby. The lives of these two men never crossed, but their legacies are often compared. Called "Mahatma" (great soul) and "Messiah" (savior), they were globally admired for their noble character, great deeds, and eventual death for their cause. But what characteristics did these great leaders really share, and what

Trust is something that is very important in our everyday lives. It can help get a promotion or a job at the workplace. It can help build and strengthen relationships among friends. It can create and hold friendships with anybody. Everybody wants to be trusted, because it makes life easier. Consistent liars find it much harder to accomplish tasks because people will probably assume that they are not telling the truth. Being truthful can also help with things such as anxiety because the less someone

The purpose of my essay is to analyze the representation of nature in Wallace Stevens’ “The Idea of Order at Key West” . In conversation with Harold Bloom, Anca Peiu and John N. Serio, I argue that “The Idea of Order at Key West” offers a Transcendentalist construction of nature. In the first part of my essay I look at Transcendentalist ways of constructing nature. In the second part of my essay I demonstrate that Wallace Stevens employs the Transcendentalist tropes, techniques and ideas and in

they respected romantic ideals, such as independence, individuality, and nature. They believed that man must think independently in order to truly learn about the world. Two of the most influential transcendentalists were Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau,

glance it may not have seemed this way, was Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose. After Jean Louise Finch (Scout) and her older brother Jeremy Atticus Finch (Jem) spent a good amount of time reading to Mrs. Dubose, they both came to the conclusion that she was evil. To their surprise, however, explained that she was actually battling an addiction that she recently lost her life to.

Beatty is the antagonist in the book fahrenheit 451. Or so it seems, he is shown as the person who wants to stay in power by persuading people to stay on his side. However all he is doing is promoting his views on people who go against the progression of society. It is stated that people phased out books and certain knowledge because they wanted to live in a culture where their in no worries and contradictory statements. If you 've read the book you know the beatty tries multiple times to try and

A pleasant morning to all of you. Thank you for being here listening to me. Today, I am going to talk about racial discrimination. Can you imagine that you are being discriminated because of who you are? For instance, imagine that you still cannot be promoted in your jobs even you are brilliant at it, or you are being mocked and ignored at school because of the color of your skins, religions or disabilities. You will feel unjust, grief and indignant, but there is no way for you to revolt. What’s

questions. This response paper will cover how the word ‘nature’ is used to describe and convey a message of supporting the spread of intellectual ideas by American writers. Excerpts from a literary letter titled The American Scholar written by Henry David Thoreau will be used as supporting evidence for claims stated in this essay. The letter is addressed to President Martin Van Buren who won the election in 1836 and the contents inside expresses Thoreau's concerns and wishes about expanding American

In both the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Bible, several characters find themselves influenced in comparable ways by the uncultivated regions in which they travel in. Their mutual experiences through the wilderness serve as a formation of serenity and composure; and to the characters, the exposure of the wilderness converts into a journey of self-discovery and spiritual enlightenment. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Enkidu’s connection with the wilderness serves to maintain a sense of harmony and peace.