I really liked the way this story wrapped up, short and sweet, ending on a powerful note. Not too much room for closure but it certainly gives the audience the feeling they'll be friends forever.
1.Did you expect the reveal on page 216? What emotional impact if any did it have on you?
2. How did your' feelings of Wei-Chen Sun evolve at the end of the story after his identity was shown?
3. They are very clearly 2 different stories, drawn 2 different ways. How did American Born Chinese "feel" different from Shortcomings in relation to the art style?
4. What do you think about the Monkey kings ability to practice kung-fu after reverting to a monkey again?
5. What "surface" messages of acceptance and relation between the characters can be drawn by the ending of the book?
6. What overall underlying message about this story shines through? Acceptance, nepotism, racism, prejudice.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
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