The philosophy of Confucius permeates Asian culture and literature. In this paper you identify major themes from Confucian thinking found in Asian American literature.
Select three or more texts from this week's readings.
Write a 1,050- to 1400-word paper that addresses the following:
- Identify the Confucian themes-family, honor, loyalty, and so forth-in the literature you selected.
- How do those themes relate to the historical, socio-political and cultural contexts of the text?
- Why do you think that Confucianism is still present within Asian American literature?
- How do the themes you've selected differ from or align with traditional American canon?