1. Sin Sui Far and historical relevance
... `Otherness.'" Sui Sin Far's characters are often people who resist assimilation. Through them she depicts Chinese communities in North America populated with characters rich and diverse in their complexity. This study builds on White-Parks' conclusions by exploring the role of genre manipulation in Sui Sin Far's literary and political innovations. In addition, I will argue that Sui Sin Far's specific focus ... demands in fiction a truthful depiction of Americans; her rewriting, however, represents an adaptation of mainstream realism because it focuses on Americans who had, before she wr...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate