Term Papers on Literature

Term Paper Title	Literature
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# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	2.37

Literature

Reading literature that explores another culture serves as a vast and
positive learning experience.  By providing material that not necessarily
relates to the reader's background, a multicultural curriculum opens up
the opportunity for a reader to absorb the material as is, without the
interference of previously gained information or prejudices.  Such
materials have a tendency to immediately interest and captivate the
reader, and therefore can easily integrate in the book cultural and
historical facts that will be remembered.  The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy
Tan is a perfect example of a fictional novel in the American Literature
curriculum that expands the students' knowledge of Chinese culture.  The
novel contributes to the reader's understanding of pre-World War II
Chinese customs and exposes to the reader information about political and
social events in China during the World War II time period.  While
providing a wealth of information, the novel still manages to retain a f!
ictional plot that keeps the reader entertained and interests him or her
in continuing the reading.
     The Kitchen God's Wife opens up as a simple modern day narrative
about a family to which a modern day reader can relate.  The story leads
into a flashback, which almost immediately begins to shower the reader
with examples of Chinese culture and intricate explanations of Chinese
customs.  This overwhelming amount of cultural information is closely
woven into the plot, which combined allows the reader to, without
realizing it, understand and remember facts about Chinese ways.
Immediately the reader is wrapped up in a world where polygamy and
polytheism are commonly accepted practices, and where all customs are
believed to be practical.  As the story unwinds, the reader is bombarded
with all these multicultural facts, and virtually without realizing it, he
or she is exposed to a wealth of information.
     Not only cultural but also political and social events are
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