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Prof Yun
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Date Posted: 23:33:52 05/04/01 Fri
In reply to:
Daniela
's message, "Final Proposal" on 11:07:23 05/03/01 Thu
Which texts? This is your choice. For your questions below, both texts are great. How about is you choose whichever one you enjoyed reading most? Dien Cai Dau points to both American and Vietnamese women in the poems, as representing nation, home, and territory. M Butterfly points to "woman" as symbolic of nation and desire, but also as a construct based on image, fantasy, and social stereotype. In all cases, rememmber that the women have depth as well though. They too have voices, and this comes through in subtle (or not so subtle) ways. Hope this helps.
>Women have been considered the representative of their
>nation. If war breaks out and women are killed or
>raped then the invaders believe they have conquered
>the land since they've taken the women. The
>stereotypes associated with women from different
>cultures reflect on the country of their origin, and
>one percieves the country to be exactly like the
>woman. Media as mentioned back in feb. has impacted
>this idea of women as a nation, James Bond, and his
>international woman sidekick, being the perfect
>example. This is the just of my paper and where I want
>to go, except there are so many pieces I can use, Dien
>Cai Dau, M.Butterfly, etc, and I can't choose the work
>that will give me the best insight. Any thoughts would
>be greatly appreciated.
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