Undenialbe Culture

However, Amy’s relationship with her mother is even more complicated because even though the mother portrays to be assimilated in American society, her culture –her Asian traditions – are still present in her conceptual outlook on life. Amy is neither American nor Chinese and really struggles to find her real identity mainly because of her mother’s influence. However, Amy’s embarrassing performance became proof to her that her mother is just wrong: “And then I decided. I didn’t have to do what my mother said anymore. I wasn’t her slave. This wasn’t China. I had listened to her before and look what happened. She was the stupid one.” Standing up to her mother, Amy “felt stronger” and finally found her true self.

In general, Amy’s mother yearned to American and wanted Amy to be a Chinese Shirley Temple. She even adopted the racist Americ

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