https://padlet.com/marthazuri/ur35rezqgga8udzq Let's get to know about Gender, Language & Identity portrayed in the story of Who Is Irish? en-us 2020-06-11 10:12:58 UTC 2025-10-09 16:42:11 UTC hello@padlet.com marthazuri https://padlet.com/marthazuri/ur35rezqgga8udzq/wish/622212751 Meet the author of "Who is Irish?" Gish Jen.
An American novelist born on the 12th of August 1955, in New York, US.]]> 2020-06-11 10:15:43 UTC https://padlet.com/marthazuri/ur35rezqgga8udzq/wish/622212751 marthazuri https://padlet.com/marthazuri/ur35rezqgga8udzq/wish/622238314 The author mostly focuses of females in the story. We're exposed to gender inequality that happened in the past, especially regarding education. Firstly, from the language use in the story and judging from the grandmothers age, it is evident that females were deprived education in the past, a very few of the Chinese females were not fierce nor independent.]]> 2020-06-11 10:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/marthazuri/ur35rezqgga8udzq/wish/622238314 marthazuri https://padlet.com/marthazuri/ur35rezqgga8udzq/wish/622241322 The author uses broken English or informal/inappropriate English in the story regarding the grandmother.
Author used this form of language to emphasise the origin of the main character, being Chinese origin. This language form emphasises the humour and the sensitivity of the grandmother. The grandmother speaks in short, simple sentences to emphasise the fact that she is always in a conflict internally, shows confusion.]]> 2020-06-11 10:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/marthazuri/ur35rezqgga8udzq/wish/622241322 marthazuri https://padlet.com/marthazuri/ur35rezqgga8udzq/wish/622254700 Author used inappropriate English]]> 2020-06-11 10:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/marthazuri/ur35rezqgga8udzq/wish/622254700 marthazuri https://padlet.com/marthazuri/ur35rezqgga8udzq/wish/622261090 It is explored in the story that the Grandmother who is 68 years old Chinese woman who is an immigrant. The grandmother is finding it difficult and confusing to blend with other cultures apart from her own, she has so much critiques of other cultures and ethnic groups. The family in the story is a blend of ethnic groups, Chinese and American, her granddaughter is a mix of Irish and Chinese, making it difficult for the grandmother to discipline or raise the child since she has values of different cultures. The grandmother has a round and static identity, her opinions, behaviour and thoughts do not change in the story. ]]> 2020-06-11 11:01:16 UTC https://padlet.com/marthazuri/ur35rezqgga8udzq/wish/622261090 marthazuri https://padlet.com/marthazuri/ur35rezqgga8udzq/wish/622266359 "Who Is Irish?" is a collection of a short story that was written on the 4th of June 1999 by a novelist Gish Jen.]]> 2020-06-11 11:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/marthazuri/ur35rezqgga8udzq/wish/622266359 marthazuri https://padlet.com/marthazuri/ur35rezqgga8udzq/wish/622470729 2020-06-11 13:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/marthazuri/ur35rezqgga8udzq/wish/622470729 marthazuri https://padlet.com/marthazuri/ur35rezqgga8udzq/wish/622473490 2020-06-11 13:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/marthazuri/ur35rezqgga8udzq/wish/622473490