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A child's love for their parents can't last forever.

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There are cultural differences between immigrant parents and their children which can lead to arguments.

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Bamboo stick

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Fish

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What is the “coming of age” moment for our narrator, as a child? How does her understanding of her world change? 

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What is the “coming of age” moment for our narrator, as a child? How does her understanding of her world change? 

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When the narrator watches her father hit her brother, this is the coming of age moment for the narrator. She loses her trust in her father and does not see him as the amazing cook and father he once was.

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Loss of innocence can traumatize a child.

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Rice

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CHARACTERIZATION:  Find a QUOTE from the story that shows how our narrator feels about her father (before his big fight with the brother)!

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CHARACTERIZATION:  Find a QUOTE from the story that shows how our narrator feels about her father (before his big fight with the brother)!

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"I walked proudly, stretching my legs to match his steps. I was overjoyed when my feet kept time with his, right, then left, then right, and we walked like a single unit" (Thien, p.30).

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"My father slams his chopsticks down on the table. In a single movement, he reaches across, grabbing my brother by the shoulder [...] His other hand sweeps by me and bruises into my brother's face." (Thien, p.33)