1. Bone - Literary Analysis Essay
In the novel Leila is seemingly trapped into living in Chinatown, bounded by her Chinese family ties, she refuses to leave in a way to take care of her family. Her Chinese parents strongly promote family allegiance in endeavors rather than setting their children free like European and American families. ... While Leon represents the patriarch in the family often leaving for jobs and going overseas, abandoning Mah. ... Leila's assimilation is ultimately disturbed in the sense that she has to negotiate between her family member's assimilation and her own. ... Leila's mother Mah is...
- Word Count: 1094
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: Graduate