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She was shocked by the cultures the Chinese have and was very embarrassed about it.

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The author uses descriptive language so that the reader feels the shame and embarrassment that the character felt during the Christmas dinner.

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Amy Tan often refers to Robert as the Minister's son, especially in the beginning of the story. That brings out the significance of his role in the society and how he is in a different "league".

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The title is related to the embarrassing moment when her father said "Amy, your favorite" which is what it seems to be something she didn't want her lover to know.

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I think that generally this is a very well written short story that I think includes the most important factors to the reader. It very well portrays the setting (food , cutlery etc.) For almost the whole first page only the topic of food appears giving good context for the short part in which she actually explains what is going on. She uses good figurative language and I think her comparisons are very interesting.

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I noticed how she was embarrassed to be Chinese and how she was ashamed of her family and her family traditions. I also noticed how the author included the message of the story at the end with a short quote from her mother.

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i notice how in some countries when you burp or belch it means that you have liked the meal

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i notice how in some countries when you burp or belch it means that you have liked the meal

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i noticed that is the story Amy realised that being from a different background is ok and having a different culture is also ok.

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Different countries have different cultures

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I noticed that on the second page (on the back) started off with "Dinner threw me deeper into despair". This is an example of personification. Amy Tan personifies Dinner and gives it the ability to throw someone.

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I noticed that the whole third paragraph has a lot of descriptive phrases and words that describes the variety of Chinese dishes that were being served. This makes the readers picture the food the way the writer viewed.

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When describing the food, she uses great detail and figurative language which allows the reader to see what the food looked like.

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Amy Tan is ashamed to be Chinese so after a akwrad Chinese Christmas dinner Amy Tan acted like she wasn't worthy of existence around her crush because of Chinese background.

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I noticed she learned a life lesson her mother told her, and it later in her life had a big impact.