Summary Of Coming To America By Alameda

Why: I want to express my feeling and share my experience as an immigrant living in the United States. There are many things that I have encountered in the past, language barrier, cultural conflict, discrimination, and more. There are many other immigrant, and I want to share my experience with them, and others may find a connection with my experience.
When: Before I came to America, the old life in China. Also, the new life in America.
Where: In America. Alameda, a city where I spent in the first three years in America.
Who: Myself only. I am the only one in the story.
What: My life in America as a foreign in the beginning. Obstacles and interesting things that I countered before.
Thesis: Coming to a new country is a difficult task for many immigrants because people face difficulty of language barrier, cultural conflict, lack of emotional support, and discrimination.

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The first detail that author uses to develop his main character is he uses daily life example to narrate his friend’s personality. For example, the author writes his friend keeps the changes and give the changes to a homeless man, and the author also mentions his friend is a caring person as his friend show him how to eat a dumpling. One feature that I can imitate for my own narrative essay is I can use a lot of daily life example to illustrate a point. For example, if I want to write about language barrier, I can use a personal example to illustrate, and it would make my paper to become connected and more