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States and China are on opposite sides of the world, so one might think they have very different traditions, and that is correct. Chinese tradition is very different from American tradition, especially, holiday traditions. In the short story Fish Cheeks, Amy is embarrassed by her family’s Chinese ways of Christmas Eve dinner. Chinese food, and table manners and customs are quite dissimilar from American food and customs. Chinese and American traditions around the holidays are very different.…

procedure part H contains the viewing of cheek cells, cheek cells are a high-caliber option for identifying the membrane, and cytoplasm of a cell. To begin, place a drop of methylene blue on a slide, then smear a toothpick amongst the inside of the cheek, lastly smear the toothpick onto the stained slide. Cheek cells just like starch cells are hard to be viewed without the addition of a staining chemical, in this case, the methylene blue will make the cheek cells have a slight blue tint so they…

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…

Chinese Dining Etiquette and Customs It is no grand surprise that when two cultures converge together, there are bound to be differences. It is strange to imagine another being embarrassed by their own culture. In the short story, Fish Cheeks, by Amy Tan, she starts out the plot with a very powerful sentence: “For Christmas I prayed for this blond-haired boy, Robert, and a slim new American nose” (Tan 1). This line launches the foundation of her piece by explaining that not only does she long…

The story Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan is about a girl named Amy who felt ashamed of her Chinese culture. She felt strange that she was Chinese because everyone around her was American. Robert, Amy’s crush, came and that made her feel more self-conscious about her Chinese culture. Amy felt that the Chinese food that they ate was bizarre, she started thinking that their Chinese manners were disgusting to the Americans and she started acting fishy and different from her normal. She thought the food…

I drew a picture for the text “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan. In my drawing, I included many details to recall the story. The drawing is divided into two parts, one is people sitting down around the table which takes the most of the drawing space, and the other is at the upper-right corner of a Christmas tree and a calendar. First, the Tan’s relatives are sitting on the right side of the table while the minister’s family is sitting on the left side. I concentrated my drawing on the right side with…

essay to Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan. I really enjoyed reading the pages of Fish Cheeks. Finding out how Amy had to come find herself was really inspiring. By reading this short story, I was really fascinated by what kind of foods they ate on the day of the Chinese New Year. So, within this paragraph are some of the most popular dishes that you would find if you ever happen to go to a Chinese New Year. Also, you will come to find a short explanation of what goes on in the pages of Fish Cheeks.…

wanted jewelry, she said “my neck is bare, for I have no jewels” (Maupassant 12). The character wanted to feel wanted, accepted, and appreciated by her appearance. Another example of how popularity impacts one’s identity can be found in Amy Tan’s “Fish Cheeks”. Amy didn’t want to be embarrassed by her family because her crush was coming to dinner. Afterward her mother had told her to “Never forget her culture”, and Amy realized that her mother had made all her favorite foods for Christmas dinner…

Have you ever wondered how other countries are celebrating the same exact holiday as you are? Well in “Fish Cheeks” the mom invited over a family for a Christmas Eve dinner. The main character was not happy about them coming over because she wants to be like all of her friends and doesn’t want to be different. “You want to be the same as American girls on the outside. But inside you must always be Chinese” (Tan). Just because the Chinese Christmas Eve is different from the American Christmas Eve…

Thesis: While “Fish Cheeks” and The Reluctant Fundamentalist both demonstrate the desire to belong, it is apparent by considering the texts together that one will not find happiness by depreciating their own culture. Tan, to begin with, effectively uses narration to demonstrate the shame Amy has of her heritage and her desire to fit in with American culture. For instance, Tan displays Amy’s insecurity of her Chinese heritage when she states, “[what] would he think of our noisy Chinese…