In the American Society, the story revolves around the main character Ralph Chang, and his incorporation into American Society. The story is divided into two sections “His Own Society,” and “In the American Society.” In “His Own Society”, Mr. Chang decides to open a pancake house to aid his daughters through college whenever the time arrived. As his business thrived, Mr. Chang proved to be an exemplary boss who helped his workers in times of need. However, his power as head of the restaurant would soon corrupted him, as he began to treat his employees like slaves. As a result, his employees quit. Following the events two Asian immigrants by the name of Booker and Cedric filled some of the vacant positions in the restaurant. They would become Mr. Chang’s best workers.…show more content… Chang for the opportunity he had given them. This causes Mr. Chang to lose interest in heading the pancake house and pushes him to spend more time around his family. “In the American Society” Ralph tries to integrate into American society, by joining the country club which his wife has shown great interest of joining. They are invited into a pool party, which would be filled with members of the country club. Trying to make a good impression Ralph is forced to wear a suit. Once Ralph and his family arrive to the party, he exchanges a few words with Jeremy Brothers. Jeremy is drunk and begins to infuriate Ralph when he is accused of crashing Jeremys party. This causes him to throw his jacket into the pool, grab his family, and leave the event. The central idea of the story is about the hardships that immigrants face in this country, and how assimilation is not an easy step for people with distinct
