I think Amy's purpose of writing this is to show us, the readers, that everyones life style and culture is different. As you can tell in the story, she seems a little ashamed of her culture, because of a boy who she likes, who has a different culture. But her showing us that she is embarrassed, is basically telling us not to be embarrasses, be proud of who we are, what we eat, how we dress... etc.
I pretty much gained that no one should be shy of who they are. We are all different for a reason. If we were all the same life would seem pretty boring. Because I myself, love learning about new cultures, especially trying new food.
I wouldn't say that I had an experience like this with the culture. But I've had an experience being different from people. In the 8th grade I was the first one out of everyone to get braces. I wanted braces really bad, but I didn't want to show them off. I thought I didn't look good with them on, but within 4-6 months I got over it because more people started getting braces, and now I have perfectly straight teeth, so it was all worth it in the end.
Kayla Good job. You followed the prompt that was given for this assignment. You answered the questions clearly and related a personal story. The journal entry's greatest strength was comparing your story to Amy's. You were nervous about showing your braces just as Amy was nervous having the boys family over for dinner. Good job.
ReplyDeletekayla good job i think that you really understand the thought of amy tan really well keep that good work going
ReplyDeleteGreat blog!!! Both you and amy tan can help people feel better about their differences
ReplyDeleteI agree with pretty much all the blogs. We all have been through something like this. Its how you deal with the situtation. We all come from different backgrounds, so its a learning process called "Life".
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with your blog, in my case I had experience almost the same thing growing up!!
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