In the short essay “Fish Cheeks”, Amy Tan tells us a story about how when she was younger she was embarrassed by her culture when her mother invited the minister’s family, which included the boy she was in love with, over for her Chinese Christmas Eve dinner. After the dinner she realized she had nothing to be embarrassed about because her culture is who she is. Which isn't something you can change. When I was younger I too was embarrassed by something I couldn't change. Since I was 10 years old I’ve been ashamed of being different. I was ashamed because once I turned 5 years old I had to get glasses, and it didn’t bother me until i got to 4th grade and I thought that I would be pushed around because I didn't look like everyone else. I went
