AS AM 5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Jhumpa Lahiri, Bharati Mukherjee, Antithesis
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Antithesis: questioning the idea of a singular, stable asian american identity. Synthesis: taking the primary points of the thesis and the antithesis and formulating a new set of ideas. We can look across the cultural landscape and see a series of synthesis. Their differences is a marker of vibrancy and debate. Breaking the model minority myth: mukherjee (the tenant) Trying to think of ways in which you can write about south asian americans where their ethnic identity is not the main motive of the story. The national and the transnational: yiyun li. An ironic engagement with the ethnic: nam le. Directly deals with the issue of what it means to be an ethnic writer. These two writers were not born in the united states. Model way of being minority is to be silent. In contrast to the loudness of african americans and latinos during the civil.
