Within the story of, “A Pair of Tickets,” the setting is located in China and Jing-mei, one of the daughters of the mother is arriving to meet her long-lost half-sisters. As the background information regarding the mothers’ abandonment of the daughters completes, the three sisters all take a picture in unification and realize that they all look similar to their mother. Therefore, the overall story is a father and his daughter reuniting with the two, once abandoned, sisters. As Jing-mei lives in California and embraces the American culture, the travel experience to China allowed for the first-hand experience of the Chinese culture, society, and overall economical aspect that was portrayed during the journey. The arrival in China allowed
