American Born Chinese

Reading the graphic novel provoked my curiosity about the significance of the title to the story. My initial thought was that the monkey is trying to assimilate itself into a culture that he is not used to which is relevant and applicable to our society today. This story has relevance to our culture, even through past events, where people were not accepted even though they were well qualified or able. I think the moral of this story mirrors the idea that you cannot change yourself or "fate" in a way because these things are already pre-destined by a higher power or deity. In reading the other excerpt by William Bradly, I really enjoyed how he conveyed his thoughts through his experience of reading multiple works of art. He elucidates that although graphic novels appear as just mere story telling, there are different dynamics in which they fall beneath. I liked how he made note of this, because this is something I was unaware of.

Sandman

When reading the comic piece, I was very confused. This is one of the few comic books I have read. I could not understand the point of the comic book until I read the sand/wo/man article. This article reinforces many ideas that the comic piece failed to elucidate. This article touches on the bases of gender and sexuality and how it pertains to different characters. This article was basically an extended and well developed argument. It gave me a better understanding of what the comic book was trying to say.

American Indian Myths and Legends by Rochard Edoes and Alfonso Ortiz.

After reading this excerpt, I am more aware of Native American culture in regards to myths. I understand that they were very much into nature. In our culture, we may view this as pelicular, but it is very signicant to them as a whole. One thing that caught my attention was the information at the end of each story which states where the works were collected from. I think that this is very important when it comes to trusting sources. Giving that each work cited has a date and a author, I think that it's safe or credible. Another thing that I found interesting was in the story When Grizzlies Walked Upright, is where the girl was so curious that she went on a discovery. This concept can be related back to our concept where "curiosity kills the cat." Overall, this reading relates very much to our culture today.