Throughout the passage, Tan exhibits her writing style by her use of diction. Tan selects specific words that are able to convey the emotions of the characters as she desires. An example of Tan’s wise choice of vocabulary is revealed in the second paragraph, “My sisters looked at me proudly. ‘Meimei jandale’, …show more content…
What started out as a discontented story of a girl who denied her Chinese background concluded with the same woman fully acknowledging her own Chinese cultures, customs and heritage leading up to willingness and embracing of one’s ethnicity. By the use of diction, breaks-between-paragraphs technique, imagery, and organization; Amy Tan ties together the main ideas of each short story, bringing them all together to reveal the ultimate theme of