These are the questions for today's seminar!
1. Read page one over again. Notice Lan Cao’s descriptive words and use of colors. Why do you think she does this?
2. In The Monkey Bridge, family is an extremely important aspect of Vietnamese immigrants lives. Is this all that the characters have to cling to? Why is family the most important thing in Vietnamese-immigrant’s lives? Do you think this applies to current immigrants?
3. Mother’s medical issues are deliberately analyzed for a reason. She had once been beautiful, her skin so smooth…Even now, the delicate feline features showed, in spite of the singed and puckered flesh” (3 Cao). Symbolism? Connections?
4. Read the first few paragraphs of Asian-American’s diverse voices share similar stories(delicious.com/yungfriedy). How does this connect to the Monkey Bridge?
5. The generation gap between mother and daughter is obvious. Why does Lan Cao make their relationship like this? Does this apply to current immigrant families?
6. Are the family roles in all immigrant populations the same regardless of their heritage?
7. What do you think the title means?
Love,
Michael
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