Can Xue’s “The Child who Raised Poisonous Snakes,” deals with mysterious child Sha-yuan, who raises baby snakes in a paranormal way his parents and the narrator find hard to understand. The story implies that bad health comes from the lack of acceptance of the unordinary—Sha-yuan’s mother looks wan and sallow, and almost bald, and his […]

Read More Veronica Zuniga talks point of view and theme rhyme in Can Xue’s “The Child who Raised Poisonous Snakes”