Publisher's Synopsis
Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Literature - Asia, grade: 1,7, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Amerikanistik), language: English, abstract: The fascination of the orient and occident has been in the discussion for ages. But what makes this attraction between West and East? Why are we longing for the other side of the world and what fascinates us there? Especially femininity has brought a lot fascination to both of these sides of the world - orient and occident -. This hot discussed topic shall be illustrated with the example of Cho-Cho San from "Madame Butterfly" and Suzie Wong, the seductive stereotype of the Asian women portrayed in Richard Mason's novel "The World of Suzie Wong".
