Author Archives: jigarcia10

Changes

Posted on October 5, 2010 by jigarcia10

Jessica Garcia Ghosh, The Hungry Tide, 273-284               In the book of Hungry Tide nature is present sometimes as destructive and other times as helpful. There is also a time in which it changes people. At the beginning of the … Continue reading →

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Different Customs

Posted on September 28, 2010 by jigarcia10

Jessica Garcia Amitav Ghosh, The Hungry Tide (58-63) The Hungry Tide is novel in which language and customs are very different. In one hand we have Piya Roy who is the daughter of Bangle parents. She was raised in Seattle … Continue reading →

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Different Worlds, Different Memories

Posted on September 21, 2010 by jigarcia10

Jessica Garcia Ishimure, Lake of Heaven (91-158) Lake of Heaven is very interested novel. The main points throughout the novel are traditions, customs, and new beginnings through the point of view of Masahiko. Masahiko has an inner fight between the … Continue reading →

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Nature is God

Posted on September 14, 2010 by jigarcia10

Jessica Garcia Matthiessen, The Snow Leopard, pages 124-138 The Snow Leopard is written in the form of a diary. He tells his journey day by day. He is accompanying GS, a biologist scientist, to go and see the snow leopard … Continue reading →

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Sacred Wolves

Posted on August 31, 2010 by jigarcia10

Chapter ten talks about the importance of the wolves, why they are sacred to Olonbulag people, why is dangerous to destroy all wolves. Also chapter eleven continues talking about the importance of the wolves. Suddenly, the controversy of raising wolf … Continue reading →

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Meng Chiao

Posted on August 24, 2010 by jigarcia10

Jessica Garcia Hinton, Mountain Home, Meng Chiao, Laments of the Gorges 142-149 Meng Chiao is a poet that lived a while in the south of china but later moved to the north where he established himself there. Hinton describes Meng … Continue reading →

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