Literary fiction portrayed as ethically compromised by appropriation and opportunism
The article uses the example of 'Yellowface' and Silver’s own meta-commentary to suggest that publishing rewards exploitation of marginalized trauma, framing the industry as corruptible by commercial motives.
“Also Yellowface, in which a struggling white author steals her dead, successful Asian American friend's unpublished manuscript, rewrites it and publishes it under an ambiguous pen name.”
