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Yangtze by Sarah Howe (Non-literary work: Meet the man on a mission to…
Yangtze by Sarah Howe
Non-literary work: Meet the man on a mission to save the Yangtze River from overfishing from South China Morning Post
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Contrast of modernity (repercussions present today due to the human activity) to the past (childhood)
A man is working to 'restore the waterways of his childhood' and return the Yangtze river to its original 'good health'
In both Sarah Howe's poetry and this non-fiction article, the Yangtze river is an integral element of their culture and identity, whether this is in the form of exploration (Yangtze) or restoration (Meet the man...).
Article discusses the impact of overfishing in the Yangtze River. In stanza 5 of Howe's Yangtze, she insinuates that the river has been overfished.
Does Howe create an imagined history and heritage - postmodern/ postcolonial/ poststructuralist view?
Yes. Howe goes journeying across the Yangtze River to visit where her mother was born and explore her Chinese heritage
This is poststructuralist poem as the structure is free verse. There is no easily identifiable structure. Therefore relating to a postmodern/ postcolonial view.
This is a postmodern and postcolonial poem as it is written in our modern day and age in a postcolonial China.
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