Mrs. Spring Fragrance

Mrs. Spring Fragrance Mrs. Spring Fragrance.pptx 목차 1. Introduction Author History & Social Context Characters & Plot 2. Themes Gender Inequality Cultural Clash Americanization 본문 Edith Maude Eaton (1865-1914) Wrote under the pseudonym Sui Sin Far- asserted Chinese heritage Mixed ethnicity- prejudice Ambiguity regarding her cultural identity Wanted to encourage mutual understanding and respect between the American and Asian community Significance of the author The first Asian American author to write about the life of Chinese immigrants in the US Had an insiders sympathy with the subject Used universal values to combat stereotypes of the Chinese Provided an insight into the unique culture developed in America’s Chinatowns Disguised the critique of American society under a surface of ‘‘harmless’’ stories about Chinese-American life 본문내용 s & Plot 2. Themes Gender Inequality Cultural Clash Americanization Edith Maude Eaton (1865-1914) Wrote under the pseudonym Sui Sin Far- asserted Chinese heritage Mixed ethnicity- prejudice Ambiguity regarding her cultural identity Wanted to encourage mutual understanding and respect between the American and Asian community “I give my right hand to the Occidentals and my left to the Orientals,