Women Writers
Dr. Ramirez
Amy Tan's Kitchen God's Wife, Chapters 4-6

1. Write for 10-15 minutes on Amy Tan's use of dichotomies in the text.  These dichotomies include references to men and women, the East and West, good girls and bad girls, good luck and bad luck, etc.

Truth and Lies
East  and West
East is associated with tradition and duty
West is associated with the American dream
House is a reflection of character and culture: East wing (kitchen and the Uncle's bedroom) and the West wing (green house; two storeys; place for hobbies)

Good girls and bad girls
Bad girls are selfish, greedy, impulsive, too much make up, pretension, snobbery, conceal things, stingy:
The West?
Represented by Winnie's mother andPeanut
Good girls are responsible, loyal, patient, obedient, truthful, pro-active, pure, innocence, modest, humble: The East?

Reading of Hair:
Liberation, revolutionary?
Self-sacrifice?
Punishment?