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Shanghai GirlsPearl says that parents die, husbands and children can leave, but sisters are for life. Does that...Pearl and May, sisters who are the protagonists of Shanghai Girls, endure a great deal together, including fleeing from war-torn Shanghai as the Japanese are attacking the city, immigrating to...
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Shanghai GirlsIn Lisa See's novel Shanghai Girls, there are two primary motivations for keeping Pearl's narration level throughout the story. The first purpose served by Pearl's narration is that it creates a...
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Shanghai GirlsLisa See's novel Shanghai Girls follows the story of two sisters and their struggles as sisters and as Chinese immigrants to the United States. The sisters, Pearl and May, have a close and...
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Shanghai GirlsAs May and Pearl, the protagonists of Shanghai Girls, find themselves bouncing from place to place throughout the course of the novel, it is clear that they have no real home. Places, including...
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Shanghai GirlsEach sister in Shanghai Girls believes that her parents loved the other sister more. Who is right...Lisa See’s novel Shanghai Girls centers on the characters Pearl and May, sisters who have a complex, loving yet conflicted relationship. Pearl is the protagonist and older sister. She believes...
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Shanghai GirlsShanghai Girls is Lisa See's tale of two sisters and their relationship throughout many hardships. The sisters, Pearl and May, are very different, but very close. Their relationship is...
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Shanghai GirlsI have to answer this question with a "yes" and a "no." The reference to the dragon and the sheep is from chapter 1. The reader learns that Pearl's birth sign is the dragon and May's birth sign...
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Shanghai GirlsThe events of Shanghai Girls by Lisa See can be divided into global events that affect the characters in the book and ones specific to the narrative itself. The most important global event that...
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Shanghai GirlsIt's possible to trace Pearl's and May's journey from Shanghai because the Shanghai offensive in the second Sino-Japanese War, part of World War II, began on August 13, 1937. The day after this, on...