Personally, I feel that Yamanaka did a great job with this book. It showed the harsh realities of a family in poverty and did not try to sugar coat any material in the book with censored anecdotes. Choo talks about how Filipinos have been outraged by Yamanaka's uncensored style of writing. He says that according to some Filipinos, Yamanaka has even come up with her own racial stereotypes. I tend to disagree; I believe that Blu's Hanging would not have been as great a book had it not been for the powerful and fearless style of Yamanaka.
I agree with Espiritu's claim that the award should be rescinded because it is just causing too much controversy with the book. I feel that not everyone will ever be fully satisfied with the work of Yamanaka because every single individual has his or her different opinions on it. I find this claim more convincing because it takes both sides of the controversy into consideration without turning one or the other down.
I definitely agree with you that this book would not illustrate the harsh realities of poverty with sugar coated material. Fearless is a great way to describe Yamanaka's overall style in Blu's Hanging.
ReplyDeleteThis view is interesting and I believe it to be appropriate and legitimate. I agree that Yamanka did a great job with the book and by not trying to make it clean just to satisfy the audience makes the novel even more powerful. I also agree that the book would not be as strong as it is without the controversial language and subject matter. I also agree with this poster in the fact that they agree with Espiritu's claim "that the award should be rescinded" because there is way too many problems and controversy surrounding the book. If the novel is getting positive attention but the controversy is causing issues, I believe the book has already made a landmark and the "award" does not ultimately matter.
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