A Low Art

            The Valley of Amazement                       By: Amy Tan                 "The Valley of Amazement" written by Amy Tan, is an excerpt from USA. The excerpt talked about the child named Lulu who had an extra fingers.                Lulu's grandmother wants to take her extra fingers away because she thought that it was a hindrance for Lulu. Lulu experienced discrimation for having extra fingers on her pinkies. Even her piano teacher adviced her to undergo operation. Because he believed that there are only few compositions for one hand pianist and none for six fingers. So, Lulu will be pity if she had to take up the tambourine due to lack of suitable instruments.               And Lulu had realized that she needed to protect the whole of which K named scientifically "My Pure...

            The Strangeness of Beauty                 By: Lydia Minatoya                          "The Strangeness of Beauty" written by Lydia Minatoya is an excerpt from USA which tells about the story of samurai and the story between Khan and Chie.               In ancient times, arrange marriage were considered as normal in Japanese society. This was done with the help of a go-between or a matchmaker. Parents may enlist the aid of professional matchmakers.            Chie who is a daughter of samurai and also a samurai was agreed to be married by a person she barely know named Khan. Chie don't look like a classy girl and not even girly. So, the parents of both parties made an agreement to met.            In the middle of conversation Khan's uncle as...

                       MALINCHE                   By: Laura Esquivel                 Malinche is an excerpt written by Laura Esquivel from Mexico. The excerpt revolves beyond the story of Malinalli also known as Malinche               Malinalli stopped serving Portocarro, her lord, because Cortes had named her "The Tongue" the one who became the translator. This job was an enormous one one mistake and the meaning will never be the same and it will be misinterpreted.                She learned Spanish at an extraordinary speed. She is completely fluent. And there Hernan Cortes became Malinche's lover at that time. And then they have a conflict and began to argue about their religions.                Both had exchanged diffe...

                       A Good Body                       By: Eve Ensler                      A Good Body is an excerpt from the perception of Eve. The excerpt explained the standard of beauty in the society.             Eve said that her body will be her if she is thin. She vanquish icecream and eat a little all the time. Chocolates for her is a poison that can kill her figure. She will going to embrace her emptiness to attain the perfect body.           While walking down a New York City street, she saw an ideal girl for everyone smiling in the magazine. That girl was her nightmare because it was her dream to look like the girl in the Cosmo magazine.                I truly against the standard of beauty in the societ...

                              SILK              By: Alessandro Baricco               Silk was written by Alessandro  Baricco and it came from Italy. The excerpt pondered upon the exploration of Joncour ( main character ) in Japan where silkworm is bounty.             There was a time when Japan was closed off from the world and it lasted for 200 years. They did this because they mistrusted the foreign traders.             In this excerpt, Joncour who is a trader able to enter the country despite of risks he might get upon entering this country. And there, Hara Kei whose wife seems to like Joncour in first sight as well as Joncour felt. And then Hara Kei and Joncour had a long conversation and sometimes the woman of Hara Kei, glares at Joncour secretly as well as Joncour. In...

                         A Low Art                        (  Reflection )                      A Low Art which was written by Margaret Atwood. This excerpt came from Canada. This excerpt revolves around the perception of Penelope who is also the wife of Odysseus. It teaches people not to believe quickly on hersays only without knowing the other side of the story. It's maybe bum to be faithful to your husband despite of his betrayal to you yet, Penelope never leave his husband's side in the name of their marriage.                                                                                     ...