Under a Painted Sky Flashcards

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Main Themes

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History
Prejudice
Survival

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Underlying Themes

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Isolation

Magical elements

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Context of Author

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  • 4th generation Chinese-American
  • -> Mothers side weren’t allowed in American 1800’s due to Chinese Exclusion Act
  • -> Father emigrated to San Francisco 1953
  • Founder of ‘we need diverse books movement’
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Book Overview

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2 fugitives run from the law and travel to the west in a search to find a family heirloom; they outrun their pasts
–>Samantha (Chinese )
–> Annamae (Black Servant)
Both deal with the prejudice that was apparent in America during the time

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Other Works

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Outrun the Moon

The Downstairs Girl

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