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Painful Experiences In Amy Tan's Fish Cheeks

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Growing up to be a decent human being is not easy. Experiences that are teachable moments can be comfortable or may be hurtful. People construe harmless events into catastrophic disasters. Amy Tan, Chinese American author, interprets her Christmas celebration to be an unpleasant event. In “Fish Cheeks,” Amy Tan uses diction and details to reveal her embarrassment of being Chinese. Tan’s diction sheds light on the humiliation of her heritage. Using the word “shabby” to describe her Christmas indicates her disappointment (paragraph 2). This atypical choice of words does not fit a holiday that most consider great. Tan, consumed by her feelings of insecurity about being different, creates in the reader the assumption that she is an ungrateful
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