Spirituality investigates the womanist theme of spirituality in Amy Tans novel, The Bonesetters Daughter. Spirituality unfolds in five linked themes: ghosts, ghostwriting, nature, bones, and memory.
Spirituality is composed of four parts. The Introduction proposes spirituality as a womanist way of reading The Bonesetters Daughter. Chapter one investigates how the spirit of Gu Liu Xin, the Chinese grandmother, plays a critical role in developing the psychological integrity of Ruth Luyi Young, the American-born Chinese granddaughter. The second chapter examines how Gu Liu Xins ghost helps to...
Spirituality investigates the womanist theme of spirituality in Amy Tans novel, The Bonesetters Daughter. Spirituality unfolds in five linked themes: ...