In the passage, “A Jar of Dreams” by Yoshiko Uchida and the poem “Somewhere Among” by Annie Donwerth- Chikamatsu both Rinko and the speaker feel lonely because of their heritage. Based on the passage “A Jar of Dreams” by Yoshiko Uehida, Rinko feels alone because her classmates make fun of her. Rinko comes from a Japanese family but she feels insecure about it. In paragraph thirty one it says “ I told Aunt Waka all about how I felt left out at school- how the boys called me names and how the girls made me feel left out.” This shows that Rinko feels alone because the kids at school make fun of her. This can make someone feel alone because her classmates don't fully accept her and no one understands her at school. Next, based on the poem