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Amy Tan A Pair Of Tickets
“A Pair of Tickets” The short story “A pair of Tickets” by Amy Tan is really an interesting story to read. This short story is about June, a Chinese girl who travels to China with her father after the death of her mother. June was struggling with herself identity, but traveling to China and meting her twin sisters make her realize how much she was missing on her culture. I have experienced many things in life that are identical to this story. June was struggling with her identity because she looks like a Chinese, but she was behaving differently because she was living in an environment that do not reflect at all on the Chinese culture. June’s mom wanted June
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