Flower Drum Song By O. Y. Lee - 1468 Words

Carlo Castaneda Professor Clark American Studies 23 November 2015 In Flower Drum Song Flower Drum Song was based on the 1957 novel, The Flower Drum Song, by Chinese-American author C. Y. Lee. It was the eighth stage musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The piece opened in 1958 on Broadway and was subsequently made into a 1961 musical film. The team hired Gene Kelly (famous for Singin’ in the Rain) to make his debut as a stage director with the musical and scoured the country for their cast. With the exception of Juanita Hall (who also starred in Rodgers Hammerstein’s South Pacific), the main cast is mostly Asian. Anna May Wong was actually set to return to Hollywood with the role of Auntie Liang in Flower†¦show more content†¦This dichotomy reinforces the orientalist notion of the West as male and the East as the female. But, despite these differences, they both share a crucial value: preserving the patriarchal system, even if it results in their own commodification. When analyzed in the barest of terms, both of these women want to get married, and their actions steer them towards that objective. Incidentally, in striving toward that goal, they become things, not people. Mei Li allows herself to be inspected like an animal or manufactured product, and Linda’s song â€Å"I Enjoy Being a Girl† places the utmost importance on her appearance, not her personality or intellect. Race Representation and the Generation Gap One way that representation of race manifests itself in Flower Drum Song is through a generation gap: the older versus newer generation. If we compare Ta to his father, there is a clear distinction in both their dress and their speech. Ta wears American suits and ties while Master Wang wears stereotypical Chinese garb. He even â€Å"accidentally† burns his suit when he is forced to wear one. Wang also holds on to a more traditional way of doing things. He is hesitant to put his money in the bank, and when his sister in-law finally convinces him to do so, he is unaware of how to behave in such a contemporary western setting and sets off the alarm, momentarily creating a frenzy. His scenes with his younger son areShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesIncident 1 Computerized Decision Making 194 Case Incident 2 Predictions That Didn’t Quite Pan Out 195 7 Motivation Concepts 201 Defining Motivation 202 Early Theories of Motivation 203 Hierarchy of Needs Theory 203 †¢ Theory X and Theory Y 205 †¢ Two-Factor Theory 205 †¢ McClelland’s Theory of Needs 207 Contemporary Theories of Motivation 208 Self-Determination Theory 208 †¢ Job Engagement 211 †¢ Goal-Setting Theory 212 †¢ Self-Efficacy Theory 215 †¢ Reinforcement Theory 218 †¢ Equity Theory/OrganizationalRead MoreSocial Media Business Model Analysis - Case Tencent, Facebook, and Myspace34799 Words   |  140 Pagesturned to for connecting with loved ones throughout the emergency is posting to their social media accounts. It is said that the number of tweets (Twitter messages) from Tokyo has 1200 per minute less than one hour after the quake according to Tweet-o-Meter. Meanwhile, Facebook also showed related updates of Japan’s activity were high too. The most of social media sites nowadays like Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Bebo, Myspace, LinkedIn, Orkut, e tc are free of charge to registration. Presently, thoseRead MoreSocial Media Business Model Analysis - Case Tencent, Facebook, and Myspace34799 Words   |  140 Pagesturned to for connecting with loved ones throughout the emergency is posting to their social media accounts. It is said that the number of tweets (Twitter messages) from Tokyo has 1200 per minute less than one hour after the quake according to Tweet-o-Meter. Meanwhile, Facebook also showed related updates of Japan’s activity were high too. The most of social media sites nowadays like Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Bebo, Myspace, LinkedIn, Orkut, etc are free of charge to registration. Presently, thoseRead MoreInnovators Dna84615 Words   |  339 Pagesfeel the same way once you’ve finished reading about and mastering the skills of a disruptive innovator. 100092 00a 001-014 INT r1 go.qxp 5/13/11 9:53 AM Page 14 100092 01 015-040 r1 go.qxp 5/13/11 9:56 AM Page 15 PA R T O N E Disruptive Innovation Starts with You 100092 01 015-040 r1 go.qxp 5/13/11 9:56 AM Page 16 100092 01 015-040 r1 go.qxp 5/13/11 9:56 AM Page 17 1 The DNA of Disruptive Innovators â€Å"I want to put a ding in the universe