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Veera Sai Joshik Unnam Laura Hurst English 8, Block 1 28 February 2023 American Born Chinese By : Gene Luen Yang Objective Summary American Born Chinese, written by Gene Luen Yang, is a fiction novel that explores the journey of three seemingly different stories. The first story starts off by following an almighty Monkey King on his quest for immortality and a spot in heaven. The Monkey king is blinded by power as he embarks on his journey, and Tze-Yo-Tzuh, the creator of all things, must humble him; Tze-Yo-Tzuh traps the Monkey King under rocks, telling him he cannot be freed until he embraces his monkey nature. The second story follows the friendship of Jin, an American of Chinese descent, and Wei-Chen, a Taiwanese immigrant, as they try …show more content…

During his conversation with his father about humans, Wei-Chen claims that, “I’ve found humans to be petty, soulless creatures. The thought of serving them sickens me”(Yang 219) and “...But anything is better than a lifetime of servitude to humans”(Yang 220). In the first quote, Wei-Chen explains to his father why he adores humans while in the second, he explains why he would rather not be an emissary of Tze-Yo-Tzuh and not serve humans. The two quotes mentioned above show how humankind has become so rotten that one would give up all the benefits of being an emissary for the creator of all just because of the fact that you must serve humans. Wei-Chen developed such a negative impression of mankind as a result of the racism and bullying he experienced at school as a result of his Taiwanese heritage. These quotes illustrate how insecure one can get about their identity and personality due to stereotyping and bullying; they also illustrate that stereotypes and bullying can negatively affect a person's self-esteem which may adversely affect their mental, emotional, and physical well-being for a lifetime. Furthermore, the quotations above demonstrate that bullying and stereotyping can also cause a bullied individual to develop stereotypes about those who have bullied or abused them. For example, Wei-Chen stereotypes the entire human race as being rotten and stereotypical simply because some humans acted in a certain manner towards him in this

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In turn, setting the tone for the entire storyline, single-handedly one of the most important plot points in the book. The nadir of the Monkey King’s storyline in American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang represents the rise and fall of power, which is portrayed through the use of visual rhetorical devices such as image scale and border and fill effects. This portrayal of the Monkey King’s downfall highlights the inevitability of life’s ups and downs and how it relates to the human experience. The first step

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Gene Luen Yang’s text American Born Chinese explains different Asian stereotypes. This book is about three different people, and three different stories, but they all have the same thing in common. They all are don't fit in, due to being different from others. One boy is Asian and doesn't want to be associated with a different Asian kid, another had his reputation ruined by his Asian cousin, and another is a monkey who's not allowed to join the gods because he is a monkey, and not civilized enough. In this book a boy says, “My mommy says Chinese people eat dogs.”

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Imagine being an illegal immigrant, trapped in a cave, or being hunted by another man. Do you think you would be able to survive or would you thrive like these three lucky smart people? Lee wanted for crossing the border of North Korea, Ralston with his arm trapped between a rock and a wall stuck in a cave, and Rainsford being hunted by another man as in the “game”. Lee’s courage, Ralston’s intelligence, and Rainsford’s craftiness shows what it takes to be a survivor. To start, in Ted talk “My escape from North Korea”

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Someone once said, “You’re always one decision away from a totally different life.” American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang follows three different characters as they experience hate and growth. Firstly, the Monkey King, a monkey who tries to be more than a monkey; Jin, a boy who tries to be more American; and lastly, Danny, an American boy who tries to forget his culture. In this book, readers see how all these stories connect and the growth each character goes through. After both Jin and the Monkey King meet someone like them or understand them, they realize their wrongdoings and start changing.

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Khalfani Wadlington American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang is a about a young boy’s search for himself as a Chinese-American in a predominantly white world. The main character, Jin, faces many trials and quest to confident enough to accept his place in the world. One of those quests is his date with Amelia, a girl from school. This is a quest because it is comprised of three parts: a protagonist, a stated goal, challenges on the way, and a true goal.

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In all three stories of American Born Chinese the main character is not the biggest fan of himself and because of it they try to change. Despite both stories being from different time periods in both stories characters change to fit into what people want them to be but realize being

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In the graphic novel American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang, three separate perspectives are told in the same story. The first point of view is about a Monkey King who just wants to fit in with the humans. The next story is about a teenager named Jin Wang who has very few friends, however bonds with a new student named Wei Chen Sun. The final story is about two boys named Danny and Chin Kee. Danny has a love-hate relationship throughout the novel because of Chin Kee’s stereotypes that embarrass him.

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Throughout mankind history, there has not been a period of time where there was not the division between rich and poor. However, this gap increases year after year. Consequently, the writer Toni Cade Bambara uses setting and characterization to address the social inequality in her story “The Lesson.” The author uses the poor black community of Harlem as setting to aim the economic inequality.

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In the novel “American Born Chinese” by Gene Luen Yang (2006), it talks about three different people’s stories. The author starts off with telling a story about a monkey called the Monkey King, who lives in the jungle, seeking for higher power to become considered a god in the book. The author also tells a story about an American born Chinese boy named Jin Wang, who moves from San Francisco and struggles with fitting in at a new school. The last story the author tells is about a boy named Danny who has his cousin Chin-Kee from China visit every year. Danny ends up struggling to keep his reputation in adequate shape at school after his cousin visits causing him to switch schools often.

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American Born Chinese is a story about Jin, an American with Chinese roots, who struggles with his identity - self-conscious about how he looks, sounds, and acts. Jin divides into three different identities; Jin his overall identity, Danny his typical American side, and Chin-Kee his racist stereotype Chinese side. This book is split into three different stories that represent the three different identities, The Monkey King’s story, Jin’s story, and Danny and Chin-Kee’s story. In the graphic novel, American Born Chinese, Gene Luen Yang uses symbolism and literary elements to illustrate struggling with your identity can lead to a better understanding of who you are and where you came from. Jin is faced with racial discrimination, not fitting

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American Born Chinese While you may try to abandon your roots, they will always be a part of you. Throughout the novel American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang the protagonist, Jin Wang struggles with whether he is Chinese or American because he cannot possibly be both, thus provoking a journey of knowledge, remembrance, and growth. However, no one can entirely change themselves to fit a situation without first leaving a piece of themselves behind. In the first part of American Born Chinese jin woo is just trying to make it through school the best he can, he manages to do this by keeping to himself and trying not to piss any of the other students off.

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However, it still exists in our community and we see it everywhere. American Born Chinese by Luen Yang is a graphic novel that has a large idea behind the book which Transformation and understanding identity. American Born Chinese consists of three different storylines and each storyline has a different character that tries to fit into society and also be able to transfer back to his culture. The three main characters are ashamed of who they are. According

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In conclusion, American Born Chinese successfully uses plot elements to have multiple effects on readers. All three stories use parallel plots because they are different perspectives and stories put together to create a bigger story. Jin-Wang’s story uses foreshadowing by having details that relate to the Monkey King. Lastly, the Monkey King’s story uses conflict and keeps the readers wanting to know how the conflict is dealt with. All three plot elements were successfully used to create emotions within the

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In American Born Chinese, Jin Wang changes immensely from the beginning to the end of the story. At the beginning of the story, Jin Wang wants to fit in and break apart from his Chinese Heritage. By the end of the story, because of various external and internal conflicts, Jin has learned to accept his Chinese heritage. He has also experienced anger, happiness, regret, and guilt that all got him to the point where he learned to accept his heritage.

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