The Multiple Dimensions of the Journey Motif in SKY Lee’s Disappearing Moon Café (1990)
The Multiple Dimensions of the Journey Motif in SKY Lee’s Disappearing Moon Café (1990)

Summary/Abstract: Disappearing Moon Café explores the idea of identity through the eyes of a young woman, Kae Ying Woo. By means of letters, stories, and memoirs, Kea Ying Woo travels back in time to discover the history of her family and, through that, her own identity. Yet, she constantly encounters secrets and silences which hinder her journey, making it even more strenuous to find the answers to the questions haunting her. However, the travel through time is not the only motif of journey present in the novel as Kae’s journey to discover her family history is paralleled by her psychological journey to understand herself. Through non-linear narration and multiple character perspectives, SKY Lee also presents to the modern readers the different journeys of Chinese immigrants: firstly, the physical journey from China to Canada and later a more metaphorical one, the end of which is rediscovering their identity in the new environment of the Canadian society.

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