Although he had not been invited, he appeared in Heaven expecting to be welcomed. One day, he learned that all of the other deities were having a party. The Monkey King was a powerful deity and ruled benevolently, with wisdom and might, over the monkeys of Flower Fruit Mountain. The novel opens with the beginning of the tale of the Monkey King. It is a beautifully written and illustrated view of the experience of being Asian American, dealing with stereotypes and prejudice, and learning to be yourself. Do you adapt to others’ expectations, try to remake the community as you wish it to be, or leave it for something new?Īmerican Born Chinese is an award-winning graphic novel that tells the stories of three characters as they struggle to come to terms with assimilating into a dominant culture and coming to terms with that which makes them different.
American Born Chinese, Boxers and Saints all center on teens who are dealing with issues related to their identity and how to live within the community in which they find themselves. I hadn’t originally planned to review all three of these books together, but after reading them, I found that they had more in common than just their author.
0 kommentar(er)
