Analysis of Rae Yang, Spider Eaters. As a memoir, Spider Eaters is a primary source. In your
analysis of the book, again provide a brief summary of the book’s contents. Then explain what
Yang wants to convey about her life and how she supports this “argument” in the book. Analyze
the book’s strengths and weaknesses, things historians should be cautious about [here think hard
about Yang’s perspective], what we can learn from it beyond just the incidents of Yang’s life,
and what questions the book raises for us. In discussing the book’s strengths and weaknesses,
take into account the inherent strengths and weaknesses of memoirs as primary sources.
