Contrasts
Part of your assignment requires you to look at the use of contrasts in Corina Zappia’s article “Losing Whiteness When You Lose Your Father”. Zappia uses contrasts in three main instances: to describe how she sees herself and how others see her, to illustrate the difference between common social stereotypes and her reality, and to show the differences between her Asian and European ancestries.
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How Zappia sees herself versus how others see her
From the beginning of the article, Zappia makes it clear that she is confused about her identity: “Sometimes you think you haven’t lost it and doubt that you look as Asian, as non-white, as you think. You perceive yourself as Asian because that’s how most people perceive you, but maybe you look more half-half” (ll. 9-11). Here, Z...
