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American Born Chinese Conflict
This essay will be about the conflicts that happen in the book American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang. There will be one man vs man conflict, and a man vs self in this essay. Have you ever thought of a man vs man conflict in the book American Born Chinese? Well, I think that the main conflict that happens with the main character, Jin Wang is man vs man and man vs self. The first conflict that happens to Jin Wang in the book American Born Chinese is on page 188 when Jin and Suzy were sitting down on a bench and the Suzy started crying. Jin felt bad for her and got a jolt of confidence and kissed her. Suzy got really mad at Jin and slapped him. “WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! SMACK! WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU JIN?!” (Yang 188 2-3) Jin went home and
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