The Value of Literature
(Note: Deming is a Chinese boy who grew with his biological mom Polly who later abandons him. Deming is later adopted by white parents who are kind of bad at parenting. ) Literature like books and movies have inspired us in many ways. It paves roads of realization, expose truth and reality, introduces ideas and societal views while taking us back in time. An important talking point for many is race; the views associated with it, and yes you guess it right, stereotypes! In the book “ The Leavers” , we explored the world of the Asian Americans and their struggle in a predominately white society. The author often introduces characters by their race (Important part of my notes), though unintentional, it demonstrates the existence of societal racism. We witness the various issues and challenges that Asian immigrants had to face, the ignorance and the lack of interest of Americans towards cultures that are not familiar to them. “But its not local s