Amy Tan Fish Cheeks Essay

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“Fish cheeks”
We have to accept what we have and what we are; a person’s individuality is what makes them who they are, in this essay “Fish Cheeks” Amy explains the difficulty of deciphering where the determinant lies between fittings in and forgetting who we are. We have to be proud of our culture and tradition and don’t acting things that are so different of our cultures.
In the short story “fish cheeks” by Amy tan a young girl learns that she should not be ashamed because she is from a different culture. The author tells us that Amy from china, and she is embarrassed of her tradition when it comes to Robert and his American tradition. She talks about her cultural, how they celebrate the Christmas Eve and what kind of food they used to …show more content…
And also why her parent invited Robert and his family to a holiday dinner where all her relatives were there. Amy's mother understood her feelings, and knows that Amy was ashamed of what happened in the dinner. So after the dinner, her mother give her a mini skirt, which every American girls used to wore, so she didn’t have to be ashamed because she didn’t wear like the American girls wore. Amy and her mother knew that whatever she wore and trying to ate and act she couldn't change her reality. She wills still a Chinese girl, with Chinese culture. So the author was trying to tell us that whatever who you are you have to be the same person don’t just change your personality and don’t be ashamed of who you are. We have to accept ourselves and our culture. Being from another country in different country is not easy because some people will make a fun of you but don’t just give up, you have to face it. People are born perfect and strong. Some people just say why we are from different country or different culture then others. No matter who you are don’t be ashamed of what you are just be proud of who you
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