“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
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completely ignorant of their heritage‚ while the daughter attempts to understand her hopelessly old- fashioned mother‚ who now seems to harbor a secret wisdom‚ who‚ in the end‚ is right about everything all along. At the opening of the story "A Pair of Tickets" Jandale Woo and her father are on a train‚ the are destined for China. Their first stop will be Guangzhou‚ China where he father will reunite with his long lost aunt. After visiting with her for a day they plan to take a plane to Shanghai‚ China
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Elliott Nelson Introduction to Literature Patricia Straub June 30‚ 2013 A Pair of Tickets Response “ A Pair of Tickets” is about a women named June May who is traveling through her native country of China. I really enjoyed this story because I could relate to it in my own life experiences. After June May’s mom passes away she starts thinking about all the questions she wishes she had asked her about her life. Just like when any family members of mine passes away‚ I always think back and
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The short story‚ "A Pair of Tickets"‚ by Amy Tan is about a Chinese-American girl named Jing-Mei‚ raised in San Francisco‚ which struggles with identity early in her life. Jing-Mei can be similar to a banana‚ yellow on the outside but white on the inside. Now 36 years old‚ she is on a train going back to China to meet her twin sisters that she never knew until her mother pasted away. She suffered from a blood vessel that busted in her brain. This secret has been kept from her until the family
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A Dream Come True The short story "A Pair of Tickets" written by Amy Tan is the representation of liminal characters between two cultures. When talking about Liminal character‚ it means the characters that are in battle in searching for their true identity. People have to search for their true identity because of the difference of cultures they are raised in; being part of two different cultures makes it hard for someone to identify themselves. Therefore‚ the feeling of being confused and lost
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The Culture Snatcher: The Extensive Lengths to Which Ethnic Americans Go to Avoid Being “The Other” In “A Pair of Tickets‚” author Amy Tan exposes the disastrous effects of Americanization on a foreign culture. Tan’s exposition lies in the protagonist‚ Jing-Mei‚ a young Chinese woman raised in America‚ refusing to adopt her Chinese Heritage. Tan uses the prevalence of stereotypes and internal conflict to present her theme effectively. As the protagonist and narrator‚ Jing-Mei and her father begin
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The Joy Luck Club – A Pair of Tickets – Analysis Use of Language – Metaphor Theme – Identity This story explores the insights of Jing-Mei’s literal and figurative journey back to her cultural origin‚ China. In the text‚ Jing-mei had initially ’vigorously denied that [she] had any Chinese whatsoever below [her] skin.’ and through this she has shown her inability to understand her true identity. Use of Language – Metaphor Theme – Identity [cont.] When she had finally comprehended
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and even their own‚ often leading to struggles in self as well as cultural identity. In Amy Tan’s short story‚ A Pair of Tickets‚ the main character Jing-Mei struggles with her cultural and self-identity but ultimately learns to rethink her misconceptions leading to her understanding of what it truly means to be Chinese. In the first section of the story Tan introduces the main character Jing-Mei‚ accompanied by her elderly father Canning Woo on a train to Guangzhou in China where they will visit
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markups on irony in “A Pair of Tickets” and “A Rocking Horse Winner” Two of the many definitions of irony that I like are found on dictionary.com. The first definition states that irony is “incongruity between what is expected to be and what actually is‚ or a situation or result showing such incongruity” (“Irony”). The second defines Dramatic irony as "…irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play” (“Dramatic
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The Bonesetter’s Daughter and A Pair of Tickets by Amy Tan‚ are two stories that tell the story of a Chinese immigrant woman and the struggle between them and their American-born daughter. While A Pair of Tickets includes the father‚ both stories are focused on the relationship between a mother and daughter in which the mothers never actually tell their tales‚ but the basis of the stories are focused on the mother’s confessions of their lives in China. Beyond the theme‚ however‚ both stories show
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