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第 38 題
📖 題組：
Often labeled a poet of memory, Li-young Lee, an Asian American, utilizes both the power and insufficiency of memory to discover his origins. Lee’s reliance on memory illustrates its capacity to achieve the mythic depth necessary to define himself and the reader. But, within the Euro-centric American tradition, does Lee’s work reflect only Asian American culture? Studies show that Lee not only belongs to the American tradition, but that his poetry, in its preoccupation with memory and the loss of origin, epitomizes it. Critics often limit Lee’s poetry to a purely Asian American reading, as Lee’s poetry often attempts to recover his Chinese heritage. Yet critics fail to realize that Lee’s heritage is redefined or even lost in his status as second-generation Asian American. This redefinition and loss are symptoms of American culture, which is predominately immigrant. Immigration, in fact, led to the possibility of America’s finding its origins in a collective and somewhat invented European mind in the first place. It is in this manner that Lee, as an immigrant, can similarly participate in the American tradition. Indeed, the key factor in Lee’s capacity to be traditional is exactly the way in which he utilizes memory to combat the nihilistic threat present in memory’s own potential to be lost. Lee’s poetry suggests that the American tradition is not bound to any single originating culture. Instead, this tradition is a search for origin arriving at the conclusion that all Americans, and in fact all people, share a universal and divine origin.
Often labeled a poet of memory, Li-young Lee, an Asian American, utilizes both the power and insufficiency of memory to discover his origins. Lee’s reliance on memory illustrates its capacity to achieve the mythic depth necessary to define himself and the reader. But, within the Euro-centric American tradition, does Lee’s work reflect only Asian American culture? Studies show that Lee not only belongs to the American tradition, but that his poetry, in its preoccupation with memory and the loss of origin, epitomizes it. Critics often limit Lee’s poetry to a purely Asian American reading, as Lee’s poetry often attempts to recover his Chinese heritage. Yet critics fail to realize that Lee’s heritage is redefined or even lost in his status as second-generation Asian American. This redefinition and loss are symptoms of American culture, which is predominately immigrant. Immigration, in fact, led to the possibility of America’s finding its origins in a collective and somewhat invented European mind in the first place. It is in this manner that Lee, as an immigrant, can similarly participate in the American tradition. Indeed, the key factor in Lee’s capacity to be traditional is exactly the way in which he utilizes memory to combat the nihilistic threat present in memory’s own potential to be lost. Lee’s poetry suggests that the American tradition is not bound to any single originating culture. Instead, this tradition is a search for origin arriving at the conclusion that all Americans, and in fact all people, share a universal and divine origin.
Which of the following can best describe Lee’s condition?
- A Because of his immigrant status, Lee participates in the American tradition.
- B In spite of his immigrant status, Lee refuses to participate in the American tradition.
- C Although he is not an Asian immigrant, Lee participates in the American tradition.
- D To define his Asian American status, Lee claims that he is an immigrant.
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請仔細閱讀文章第三段的前兩句。作者提到美國傳統最初是如何形成的？接著，他如何描述李（Lee）這位「移民者」與這個傳統之間的連結？這兩者之間是存在著衝突，還是存在著某種共通點呢？
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- 觀念驗證：你準確捕捉到了文章的核心邏輯。文中第三段明確指出「It is in this manner that Lee, as an immigrant, can similarly participate in the American tradition.」，說明作者認為移民背景並非融入傳統的阻礙，反而正是因為這種背景，讓他得以體現美國那種「追尋與重塑起源」的文化本質。
- 難度點評：此題難度為 Medium。鑑別點在於學生能否跳脫「亞裔文學僅限於族裔討論」的刻板印象，讀出作者如何重新定義「美國傳統」為一種集體移民經驗。你能在選項中辨識出這種因果關係（Because of...），顯示你對長難句的邏輯拆解能力非常出色！