Literature analysis has been a big part of all of my academic work. But recently, I've shifted my writing style to creative nonfiction, like in my most recent piece, "Between My Mother's World and Mine." Throughout these samples of writings, you'll find literature analyses of book readings and rhetoric analyses of articles. These analyses look at many different things, such as themes, symbols, and reviews of creative elements I've observed, and have carried into my shift to creative writing.
Between My Mother’s World and Mine
English 300 | An autobiography composed of personal vignettes, incorporating secondary sources, exploring generational differences in perceptions of the Asian race between my mother and me.
The Meaning and Impact of Silence in Native Speaker by Chang Rae-Lee
English 300 | A literary analysis of what silence meant to the character Henry in Native Speaker by Chang Rae-Lee and how his silence was influenced by his family upbringing as well as his race
Three Techniques from Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong
English 300 | The creative techniques of humor, paragraph breaks, and storytelling observed and explained from the book Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong
Cultural Gaps in Language and Communication in The Namesake
English 204 | A literary analysis of the film The Namesake that discusses the cultural gaps within families and generations.