British and American English Historical influences Dickens'Humor
Further Reading of the Bildungsroman Theme:
James Joyce: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Grahm Swift: Waterworld
Somerset Maugham: Of Human Bondage
Annotated Bibliography
Brooks, Gwendolyn. Maud Martha. Chicago: Third World Press, 1993. A short novel that describes the life and family of an African American woman growing up and seeking fulfillment as an adult.
Cameron, Dan. Dancing at The Louvre; Faith Ringgold's French Collection and Other Story Quilts. University of California Press, 1998. A beautiful collection of Faith Ringgold's quilts, connecting fine art to the African American slave quilt tradition.
Chopra, Joyce, Director. Smooth Talk. Nepenhthe Productions, 1986. A winner of Sundance Film Festival awards, this is a film adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates's "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
Cofer, Judith Ortiz. "The Story of My Body." Boricuas: Influential Puerto Rican Writings ñ An Anthology. Ed. Roberto Santiago. New York: Ballantine Books,1995. 132-142. This story describes one young girl's experience coming from Puerto Rico to live in the United States and how she deals with issues like color, ethnicity, body size, and language differences.
Mohr, Nicholasa. "An Awakening… Summer 1956." Multicultural Literature Collection: Latino Caribbean Literature. New Jersey: Globe Fearon, 1994. 50-60. A compelling story about a life-changing event for a young Puerto Rican woman who comes to the United States to seek a new future.
Mohr, Nicholasa. "The Wrong Lunch Line." Puerto Rican Writers at Home in the USA: An Anthology. Seattle, Washington: Open Hand Publishing, Inc., 1991. 153-156. This story is about two young girls who are best friends. One is Puerto Rican and the other is Jewish. When the Puerto Rican girl tries to go with her friend into the lunch line that serves Kosher food, she confronts prejudice that she never expects.
Moorhouse, Jocelyn, Director. How to Make an American Quilt. Universal City Studios, 1995. A film about a young woman who is about to be married. As her mother, aunts, and their friend work on a wedding quilt for her, they tell their own stories about love and relationships.
Morales, Aurora Levins. "Child of the Americas." Boricuas: Influential Puerto Rican Writings ñ An Anthology. Ed. Roberto Santiago. New York: Ballantine Books, 1995. 79. This is a wonderful poem that speaks to the issues of identity, self-esteem, and cultural heritage.
Oates, Joyce Carol. "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" Fictions. 2nd ed. Ed. Joseph F. Trimmer and C. Wade Jennings. Orlando: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1989. 902-915. This story describes a young teenage girl's alienation from her family and how it leads to her loss of innocence at the hands of an evil stranger.
Uchida, Yashiko. Picture Bride and Related Readings. Evanston: McDougal Littell Inc., 1997. A novel that describes the life of a mail order bride who leaves her native Japan to begin a new life in America.
Walker, Alice. "Everyday Use." Fictions. 2nd ed. Ed. Joseph F. Trimmer and C. Wade Jennings. Orlando: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1989. 1139-1146. The story an African American family and the conflict between contemporary life and traditional values, as a sister visits home to stake her claim on the family quilts.
Class, what other books and movies should we add here?