Ok, so i don't know exactly what I am going to have my thesis be...I'm bouncing back and forth between "American born Chinese" and "The Bluest Eye"....
If I were to go with Yang's text I would use the thesis such as: Yang uses his characters to display the raw emotion that a person feels when ostracized, and does so by showing how they feel, contradictory to how people actually react in real life situations.
As for Morrison's text i would go along with the idea of the use of language that is prevalent in the text: The diction that Morrison uses to describe various characters plays on the stereotypes that we as a society have all come to assume and apply to all people.
I think I like my idea for Morrison's text better because I can pick several passages where she goes into detail about something or someone and I can examine what she wants/intends for the words to mean, and how this affects the reader/audience.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Would considering repetition and/or similarities be too much?
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I like your thesis for Morrison's text better too =) I agree with you on the stereotype thing; and you can definitely find some good examples and comparisons in her text. Good luck! =)
If you want to really dig into the language itself, I'd go with Morrison. Start by choosing the (very select) passages you want to work with. Your thesis should emerge naturally as you begin to study and examine the features in the text itself.
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