1. Pangs of Love
The narrator in the story names Pang is a man of thirty-five years old who "for the past nine months [has] lived with [his] mother in a federally subsidized high rise in the lower reached of Chinatown (Louie 57)" fits this image. ... In comparison to Louie's other Pangs of Love short story Birthday, it also portrait the same stereotypes that Asian American man faces. ... Through this short story, we can see the similarity of Louie's other short story Birthday, which both show how Asian American man's masculinity and identity are shaped by the white society. ... Like Wallace in L...
- Word Count: 1245
- Approx Pages: 5
- Grade Level: High School