Fish Cheeks Summary
In the story Fish cheeks, Amy Tran uses vivid imagery through out her story. In her story she uses a nervous and embarrasment tone while she was telling the story. Tran should except her culture and her family’s ways she shouldnt change nothing for no one, no matter who they are. Tran starts the story by telling the readers about when she first “fell in love” with the ministers son, she kind of gave off the nervous vibe when her mom had told her she invited the minister and his family for there christmas eve dinner. By the way Amy Tran’s race is Chinese and her first ‘’love’’ has a american tradition. For Tran never having someone experience her family traditions or culture she was really nervous having the person she likes experience
her culture first.,”When i found out that my parents had invited the ministers family over for our christmas eve dinner, I cried.” Other readers probably think it’s silly how she got so nervous and scared that “Robert” her “first love” was just a boy she liked and she didn’t want him to think her culture was weird. Tran, kind of also gave the readers that she was embarrassed by her culture because it was different from Robert’s culture or different from a traditional christmas eve dinner, she was embarresed on how Tran’s mother prepared the dinner.” On christmas eve i saw mother had outdone herself in creating a strange menu. She was pulling black veins out of the backs of fleshy prawns.” she was so embarresed on the rare meal her mother prepared for them she wanted the ministers family to have a traditiona christmas eve dinner but they experienced something different the Tran family tradition,. “Amy, your favorite,” he said, offering me the tender fish cheek. I wanted to disappear.” Amy’s tone in her story was nervous and embarrasment because she didn’t know how her “first love” or “crush” was going to think on her family traditons, she shouldn’t worry about what others think about her family’s traditions. The minister’s family liked there family feast that the Tran family had prepared for them. Amy didn’t have to worry about anything, she didn’t have to be nervous or feel embarrsed about her christmas dinner.
her culture first.,”When i found out that my parents had invited the ministers family over for our christmas eve dinner, I cried.” Other readers probably think it’s silly how she got so nervous and scared that “Robert” her “first love” was just a boy she liked and she didn’t want him to think her culture was weird. Tran, kind of also gave the readers that she was embarrassed by her culture because it was different from Robert’s culture or different from a traditional christmas eve dinner, she was embarresed on how Tran’s mother prepared the dinner.” On christmas eve i saw mother had outdone herself in creating a strange menu. She was pulling black veins out of the backs of fleshy prawns.” she was so embarresed on the rare meal her mother prepared for them she wanted the ministers family to have a traditiona christmas eve dinner but they experienced something different the Tran family tradition,. “Amy, your favorite,” he said, offering me the tender fish cheek. I wanted to disappear.” Amy’s tone in her story was nervous and embarrasment because she didn’t know how her “first love” or “crush” was going to think on her family traditons, she shouldn’t worry about what others think about her family’s traditions. The minister’s family liked there family feast that the Tran family had prepared for them. Amy didn’t have to worry about anything, she didn’t have to be nervous or feel embarrsed about her christmas dinner.