Discussion-Article writing homework Assignment
Team 2: How are Theresa and Helen similar? How are they different? How do Jen’s women characters compare to the women in Homegoing and How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents?
Team 2: What imagery in Typical American strike you? How does Jen paint a picture of the novel’s setting? Please provide a couple of examples.
Course texts
REQUIRED
Alvarez, Julia. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents. Algonquin, 2010. ISBN: 978-1565129757.
Foer, Jonathan Safran. Everything Is Illuminated. 2002. Mariner, 2015. ISBN: 978-0544484009.
Gyasi, Yaa. Homegoing. 2016. Vintage, 2017. ISBN: 978-1101971062.
Jen, Gish. Typical American. Vintage, 2008. ISBN: 978-0307389220.
