Self-study
P1
Asian American poetry from Hawaii, the Pacific island state of the United States, is generally characterizable in one of two ways: either as portraying a model multicultural paradise, or as exemplifying familiar Asian American literary themes such as generational conflict. ███
Typical Asian-Am poetry from Hawaii ·
Portrays multicultural paradise or shows familiar theme of generational conflict
Wing Tek Lum's work ·
Unlike typical Asian-Am poetry
Doesn't romanticize multicultural life, and keeps a local sensibility.
P2
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Example ·
One poem emphasizes need for new identity in Hawaii
Ties to Chinese homeland are important, but a new Hawaiian identity is equally important.
Example ·
Another poem criticizes acclaimed Chinese poets
The point is Wing Tek Lum wasn't just stereotypically honoring poets from the past.
P3
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Example ·
One poem shows complexity of determining one's identity
Identity is based both on one's heritage and on local culture. Wing Tek Lum also cautions that U.S. culture's focus on individual drive and success should be responded to in ways that allow a healthy identify to form.
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
1.
Which one of the following ████ ██████████ █████████ ███ ████ █████ ██ ███ ████████
a
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This best captures the main point, which is that Lum’s work is
b
Lum's poetry is ██ ████ ██ ██████████ ██ ███ ████████ ███████ █ ██████ ██ ███████████ ██ █ █████████ ████ ██████ ██████████ ███ ██████ ███ █ ██████ ███ ██████████ ████████
This is too narrow. The author does mention this aspect of Lum’s work at the end, but (B) ignores the point in P2.
c
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It’s not clear that Lum’s work “rejects” any aspect of tradition. Although Lum’s poetry exhibits differences from older Chinese traditions and the work of other Hawaiian poets, this doesn’t constitute a “rejection” of elements in those works. In addition, even if you think there is a “rejection,” (C) is also wrong because the author never mentions “popular literary traditions of Hawaiian writers.” Although the author does describe typical features of Asian American poetry from Hawaii, this isn’t the same as “popular literary traditions of Hawaiian writers.”
d
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The author doesn’t use Lum’s work as an example of broader differences between different groups of writers.
e
Lum's poetry is ██ ████████████ ███████ ██ ██████ ███ █████████████ ███████ ██ ███████████ █ █████ ██ █████████ ████ █ ███████ █████ ██ ██████████ █████████
The author doesn’t say anything about Lum’s work being “unsuccessful.”