29 pages 58 minutes read

Alexander Weinstein

Saying Goodbye to Yang

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 2016

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Essay Topics

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Why is “Saying Goodbye to Yang” told from the first-person perspective of Jim? How would the story change with an omniscient narrator?

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Does the genre of “Saying Goodbye to Yang” impact your impression of Jim and his family? Why or why not?

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How does the world of “Saying Goodbye to Yang” resemble yours? How is it different?