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Power and Gender Relations in When Heaven and Earth Changed Places

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Abstract

A literary criticism of the memoir "When Heaven and Earth Changed Places," by Le Ly Hayslip is presented, focusing on power and gender relations during the Vietnam War and its aftermath. It examines the social changes from semi-feudalism into colonialism experienced by Hayslip, the general understanding of the term "power", and the use of metaphors to portray people or narrate events in the memoir.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)1-18
Number of pages18
JournalWLA (1949-9752)
Volume25
StatePublished - Jan 1 2013

Keywords

  • Gender in literature
  • Hayslip
  • Le Ly
  • Power (Social sciences) in literature
  • Vietnam War
  • 1961-1975
  • When Heaven Earth Changed Places (Book)

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