A critique on autobiographies and biographies
Write a critique on two biographies and two autobiographies attached.
Please read the final four pieces of writings (non-fiction narratives) in the Class Reader–two biographies and two autobiographies.
And write a critique on these works:
a. What are Maxine H. Kingston’s creative intents in the narratives “No Name Woman” and “Grandfather of the Sierra Mountains”? (for the grandfather piece, for example, why does Kingston use the most impressive part of Chinese American history–building the Transcontinental Railroad–and portray the grandfather as a “nut case” with deviant behavior?
b. On the two autobiographies–a man with a family in California and the other a single man in New York City–what are their significance for us to understand Chinese America before the Civil Right movement of the 1960s?
Due: May 13 (Wednesday) by 4 pm
And write a critique on these works:
a. What are Maxine H. Kingston’s creative intents in the narratives “No Name Woman” and “Grandfather of the Sierra Mountains”? (for the grandfather piece, for example, why does Kingston use the most impressive part of Chinese American history–building the Transcontinental Railroad–and portray the grandfather as a “nut case” with deviant behavior?
b. On the two autobiographies–a man with a family in California and the other a single man in New York City–what are their significance for us to understand Chinese America before the Civil Right movement of the 1960s?
Due: May 13 (Wednesday) by 4 pm
Answer preview
Maxine Hong Kingston in “No Name Woman” explores her Chinese cultural history where she narrates the story of her aunt, but she does not provide her name. In the other context, “Grandfather of the Sierra Mountains,” Kingston tells the story of her American ancestors. Kingston talks of her railroad grandfather, Ah Goong, who labored hard in building railroads in America (Kingston, 199). A critique of Kingston’s autobiography will unveil the creative intents of her narratives in her first story. The tales will also reveal Kingston’s reason for using the most impressive part of Chinese American history in the second story.(1025 words)
