1. Jade Peony vs Dissapearing moon cafe
... Poh-Poh (grandmother). Ultimately, the idea of the immigrant experience is shown through two different perspectives, one through poverty and one through success, each of which proves to be a long time struggle with identity. In The Jade Peony and Disappearing Moon Café the focus is on identity change through the generations as a result of immigration. Throughout the novels, it is the oldest generation, the grandmother, who is the keeper of Chinese cultural identity, an ... identity the middle generation has rejected and lost. Regardless of whether or not the search for an identity is f...
- Word Count: 1942
- Approx Pages: 8
- Grade Level: High School