PROMPT: The experience of women who immigrate to the United States is in no way universal. The reasons for leaving, the families left behind–each individual has a unique story. Yet Ko asks us to examine how the role of gender in the context of immigration surrounds/impacts the agency of the immigrants who leave their homes for a new American life. How do women grapple with the ideals of American womanhood? How do they exert their power and their voice as both women and foreigners?
Requirements: write an intro paragraph with three body paragraphs and a concluding paragraphs:
Additional: I have the begining of a thesis, which you can use if you want [see below]
“Through the portagonist Polly Guo, Ko explores how gender and immigrant status restrict the mobility of minority peoples and leads them to the same outcome: restlessness”
– First Body Paragraph about how Polly is restricted by her gender and immigrant status in China
– Second Body Paragraph is about how Polly is restricted by her gender and immigrant status in the US
– the Third Body Paragraph is about how the limitations of gender and immigration status ulimately lead to restlessness (not feeling settled – constantly moving)
*I would love it if you could continue with these ideas, but if you find a better way to go about this essay, then do what you think is best*
