Asian Literature

The real process of identifying the prevalence and influence of culture corresponds to the idea of how it is applied in everyday process. This provides readers with the ability to synthesize and understand its value in shaping its corresponding norms and values accordingly. Seeing this, the book by Lu explores these facets as it applies in the story. By exploring these ideas in several themes in the story, the author was able to concretize its relevance as it applies to the process of developing competence on the Chinese culture.

    Analyzing the given stories, it corresponds to an important event within Chinese culture and identifies important practices and actions that illustrate their corresponding perspectives in these events. In particular, the story surrounding Hometown reflects the essentials of family life as it circumvents within the realm of adhering towards specific values and the importance given in the value of tradition, lineage, social rank, and status.

    Reflecting on these, the ability of Lu to examine these realities illustrates how common people within Chinese society address the common norms and values prevalent during that time. It demonstrates the ability to recognize not only vital components shaping the ability of individual actions and choice. Similarly, they are also considered representations of that time because of their capacity to respond to these situations. It can be argued that their actions rely heavily on social functions and conditions that shape their ability to make decisions or communicate with one another. Thus, the selections mentioned highlight not only the ability of the characters to exercise their capacities. At the same time, it also bolsters the facet of shaping these actions into becoming reality and what is considered to be true and applicable to all.