... form of inspiration. Often times this inspiration comes from real life experiences and troubles. This couldn't be more true with Ha Jin, author of The Bridegroom and many other novels. The Bridegroom spans three short stories all with commentary by the author on social issues he underwent in China ... Tiananmen Square in Beijing; the results were brutal " (Mazzeno 1). The loss of culture seen during this time in China fits perfectly with the fictional character Tong losing his family and security. A perfect example to see Ha Jin's personal opinion comes from the story "The ... underlyin...

• Word Count: 1019
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... Tyler family moved into the Celo Community, an experimental shared labor community in the mountains of North Carolina. The children in the settlement received lessons in subjects such as art, carpentry, and cooking, but Anne Tyler also attended a local public school at Harvard. By the age ... Iranian-born child psychologist and novelist. Shortly after, Tyler moved to Montreal, where her husband was completing his residency while she published her first novels, If Morning Ever Comes and The Tin Can Tree. In 1965, the couples first daughter, Tezh, was born, followed by Mitra in ... Most of...

• Word Count: 834
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... novel, 'A Fine Balance.' Mistry was born in India, a member of the Parsi community, and immigrated to Canada in 1975. Mistry's short story collection 'Tales from Firozsha Baag' and his two novels, 'Such a Long Journey' and 'A FIne Balance' focus on the Parsi community in India rather than on the immigrant experience. The Parsis and India become metaphors for the human experience in ... own experiences from the days before he emigrated. The action switches between the cold North and the tropical South. The son continues his activities, mainly disastrous swimming lessons, sexual fantasies...

• Word Count: 4673
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... novel, 'A Fine Balance.' Mistry was born in India, a member of the Parsi community, and immigrated to Canada in 1975. Mistry's short story collection 'Tales from Firozsha Baag' and his two novels, 'Such a Long Journey' and 'A FIne Balance' focus on the Parsi community in India rather than on the immigrant experience. The Parsis and India become metaphors for the human experience in ... own experiences from the days before he emigrated. The action switches between the cold North and the tropical South. The son continues his activities, mainly disastrous swimming lessons, sexual fantasies...

• Word Count: 4675
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... way to make the company's deposit, Paul decides to take some of the money and flee to New York to experience the life he feels he was made for. Unable to cope with the punishment for taking the money and being afraid of his father who is looking for him, he commits suicide at the ... short story "Paul's Case" the use of symbols and motives help to develop and understand the main character. Paul is introduced as a smiling young man with disrespect for most things but the reader slowly comes to realize that his sense of the world is irrational and his inner flaws are gradually exposed.  ...

• Word Count: 2556
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School