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<p>This article explores the intersections of childhood, gender, race and disability in Andrea Wang’s <i>The Many Meanings of Meilan</i>, with a focus on the mental distress experienced by the girl protagonist, Meilan. The analysis investigates the politics of childhood disability, considering the interactions between adults and children as well as the tension between ability and disability. It uncovers the systemic violence Meilan endures as an ethnic minority girl and reinterprets her healing process by examining how her struggles intersect with those of adults and American children. This approach reveals the complex dynamics between childhood and adulthood while illustrating how transnational poetics facilitate a transformative process of healing through reciprocal and “composting” relationships between ethnic minority children and others.</p>

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The Brutality of “Lan”: Race, Gender, Mental Distress and Healing in The Many Meanings of Meilan

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    2025年3月13日

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  • Xiangyu Wu,
  • Shuang An

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This article explores the intersections of childhood, gender, race and disability in Andrea Wang’s The Many Meanings of Meilan, with a focus on the mental distress experienced by the girl protagonist, Meilan. The analysis investigates the politics of childhood disability, considering the interactions between adults and children as well as the tension between ability and disability. It uncovers the systemic violence Meilan endures as an ethnic minority girl and reinterprets her healing process by examining how her struggles intersect with those of adults and American children. This approach reveals the complex dynamics between childhood and adulthood while illustrating how transnational poetics facilitate a transformative process of healing through reciprocal and “composting” relationships between ethnic minority children and others.