{"id":4975,"date":"2020-09-23T09:17:41","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T13:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/?p=4975"},"modified":"2020-09-23T09:17:41","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T13:17:41","slug":"gish-jen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/?p=4975","title":{"rendered":"Gish Jen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"312\" data-attachment-id=\"4976\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/?attachment_id=4976\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_1171-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1684&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1684\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1600694102&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1171\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_1171-scaled.jpg?fit=474%2C312&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_1171.jpg?resize=474%2C312&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_1171-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C674&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_1171-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_1171-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C505&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_1171-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1011&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_1171-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1347&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_1171-scaled.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_1171-scaled.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As a teacher and parent, I seem to encounter this a lot.  Perhaps I&#8217;m speaking on a frequency that&#8217; s inaudible to teenagers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen, then, if you have ears.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gish Jen, <em>Typical American a Novel<\/em> (New York: Vintage Books, 2008), 4.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a teacher and parent, I seem to encounter this a lot. Perhaps I&#8217;m speaking on a frequency that&#8217; s inaudible to teenagers. Listen, then, if you have ears. 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