Research Paper on:
Journey of Sour Sweet by Timothy Mo

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and the unique positions of many ethnic peoples. It is, in these respects, an eye opening book that speaks to many. As it speaks to the masses it can be  argued to stand as a personal journey which many people can relate to, but also stand as a novel that speaks to all people and thus involves a universal journey  of man. Bearing these realities, as well as possibilities, in mind the following paper first examines the book from the perspective that is a tale of a personal journey. The  paper then discusses how the novel is also clearly a story which offers us a look at the universal journey of man. Personal Journey First and foremost it  should be realized that more often than not, novels offer the reader a look at the personal opinions and experiences of the author. Authors, however subtly, are always presenting the  reader with their opinions, their perspectives, and, their personal realizations, or journeys. Considering that this novel is about post colonial China, and that Mo is Chinese, clearly indicates that there  are powerful elements in the tale which reflect a very real personal journey of some type. This is clearly indicated by the following: "Born of an English mother and Cantonese  father, raised in Hong Kong and working as a journalist in London, Mr. Mo knows the conflicts from experience" (Anonymous Confucianism in Timothy Mos Sour Sweet sour.html). Aside from  any personal links that Mo may have with the journey presented, we can perhaps best understand this journey of self through the family itself, which is something of a separate  entity as it relates to the outside world of Mos novel. "The novel concerns the Chens who had been living in the UK for four years, which was long enough