The Setting of “A Pair of Tickets” by Amy Tan
The setting of a story is defined as the time and place in which it takes place. In “A Pair of Tickets” the setting would be both the cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou located in Communist China. The setting affects the protagonist in a major way. Although she was born in America she is of chinese heritage. Returning to her cultural homeland changes her drastically from the American woman she thought she was, to the Chinese-American woman she becomes.
In the very beginning of the story we learn that Jing-Mei Woo is of Chinese heritage. Being born and raised in San Francisco she does not feel very chinese. This all begins to change when Jing-Mei and her father travel to China. The purpose of their
The setting of a story is defined as the time and place in which it takes place. In “A Pair of Tickets” the setting would be both the cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou located in Communist China. The setting affects the protagonist in a major way. Although she was born in America she is of chinese heritage. Returning to her cultural homeland changes her drastically from the American woman she thought she was, to the Chinese-American woman she becomes.
In the very beginning of the story we learn that Jing-Mei Woo is of Chinese heritage. Being born and raised in San Francisco she does not feel very chinese. This all begins to change when Jing-Mei and her father travel to China. The purpose of their