There are newspaper articles trying to show our community that racism exists. Even though is anyone willing to take a stand to fight it.
The entire novel is mainly about this point. Understanding who you are and how this "who you are" fits into the real world. What difference it makes in your life.
He say's he can see the "manner" of the man the picture represented. Meaning he looking to himself like some of the people they keep out of the club.
Instead of choosing the best crab [to eat for dinner] like everyone else, Jing-Mei settled for second best. Always putting others before her own needs.
The swan feather that Suyuan brought from China to America represented the hope she had for her daughters. The hope in finding the lost twin babies.
For example, a woman helping another woman deal with a relationship problem which she is having with a man.
I think that both the Tan and Fauset novels come to similar conclusions that daughters' lives and fates are determined by their mothers. Maybe not so much that they determine their lives, but they do have a profound influence.
Bassanio wishes to marry Portia not only because she's a beautiful woman but also because she is wealthy. Once again verifying his tie to money.
This proves he is a good friend. Especially for paying off his debt.
Since realistically no one has ever experienced it.
The fiction being a utopia, perfectionism.
A fact I will surely reflect back on.
Antonio's part in the play centers around a bond with Shylock. A Jew who openly dislikes him.