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Disappearing Moon Cafe

Disappearing Moon Cafe. Canadian Fiction Stephanie. ”Telling It”, a conference in 1988. When talking about the writer’s role in the community, Sky Lee answered by quoting from Judy Radul, a Vancouver poet, ” I am only a voice.” → for who? for what purpose?.

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Disappearing Moon Cafe

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  1. Disappearing Moon Cafe Canadian Fiction Stephanie

  2. ”Telling It”, a conference in 1988 • When talking about the writer’s role in the community, • Sky Lee answered by quoting from Judy Radul, a Vancouver poet,” I am only a voice.”→ for who? for what purpose?

  3. She continues,” … I have a vested interest in writing about them (women). They are part of my community.” → women-centered writing purpose in her works including D.M.C. →in D.M.C. • Lee’s dealing with women in the context of a Chinese immigrant family by reflecting Wong’s private history and their Chinese culture background

  4. Outline • Mui Lan & Fong Mei (traditional Chinese women ) • Beatrice & Sue (sisters who have different fates) • Kae (a writer & offspring of Wong Family)

  5. Mui Lan & Fong Mei • Mui Lan: －is shown of respect but actually not liked by Chinatown people (23-24) －lonely, bodiless,souless→becoming noisy and demanding (26) －alsosilence for relying on Gwei Chang for her identity in Canada (28) －interferes with Choy Fuk’s choice of wife, his not having babies, and his career (33-35)

  6. Fong Mei : －helpless in front of her mother-in-law(49) (54) －Lonely (55) －Fong Mei’s nervously aware of the intimacy and smallness of Chinatown (140) (164)

  7. Mui Lan v.s Fong Mei －unsatisfied with Fong Mei (29) － traditional values toward daughter-in-law (30) (31)(36) (37) (58) －child-birth: (59-61) a. Mui Lan: turns to Song An (93) b. Fong Mei: turns to Ting An (119-20) (183-84) －Both are lonely and for their husband move to Canada. (138) －Mui Lan : double oppressed by men and as an immigrant Fong Mei: tripled oppressed + by her mother-in-law

  8. Beatrice & Sue －B v.s. S: • Overall view of their fates (170) • in terms of romance: (165) v.s (173) － Beatrice’s attitude toward the Wong’s past (23) (180) －B’s attitude toward the Chinatown (164-65)

  9. Kae －For herself a.At school : Legitimate, traditional, conventional values (41) (38) b. getting confused about her career and family (122-23) c. finding out her identity as a pure writer (216) －for her mother’s side: attempting to conciliating the conflicts (37) (145)

  10. Conclusion • Lorrian Chan said,” Writing will empower the Chinese –Canadian community by reflecting our history, and our culture.”

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