The Character Identity Writing in the Filipino’s American Novel “TWICE BLESSED”
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.200312.050How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- TWICE BLESSED, Philippines, identity writing
- Abstract
The novel “TWICE BLESSED” by Filipino-American novelist Ninotchka Rosca starts the writing of Philippine history through historical events such as the country’s presidential election. The author, through the identity writing about the main characters in the Philippine President candidate group, lets the readers understand the different identities of the presidential election activists, that is to say, to understand what kinds of people do what kinds of things in the Philippines, what kind of Filipinos will lead the Philippine people to pursue the path of national development, so as to stimulate the readers’ national memory and thinking about the history of the Philippines. The novel presents a grand and colorful picture of the Philippine history, revealing the author’s worries and hopes for the fate of the country and nation between the lines.
- Copyright
- © 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Hong Shao PY - 2020 DA - 2020/03/18 TI - The Character Identity Writing in the Filipino’s American Novel “TWICE BLESSED” BT - Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Social Science (ISSS 2019) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 269 EP - 274 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200312.050 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.200312.050 ID - Shao2020 ER -