Summary Of The Struggle To Be An All American Girl By Elizabeth Wong

In The Struggle to Be an All American Girl by, Elizabeth Wong, the author feels that people should not be forced to do anything that they do not agree with. The story is based on Wong’s life experiences. This story was about a young Chinese girl who wanted to live the average American life, but, her mother thought otherwise. Elizabeth would rather practice the American culture, rather, than enhance her knowledge of the Chinese culture. Wong’s mother forced her and her brother to attend a Chinese school. People have the right to make their own decisions in life, therefore, I agree that no one should be forced into any situation that they are uncomfortable with.
Wong’s argument is that no one should be forced to participate in something that they are against. Everyone should be able to follow their own road in life. People should accept the fact that everyone
These agendas were mostly gang affiliated, smoking, or drinking. I was considered the outsider because I did not participate in any of these negative activities. Teens would smoke before, during, and after school. Smoking was something that everyone had in common with each other. My peers were corrupted and they constantly tried to corrupt me. Sports were the most exciting during high school. Where I live, football that was the dominant sport. My family constantly tried to convince me to play football just because they thought it would be best for me. They would try to get me to try out for the team saying things like, “you have too much free time”. Eventually, I gave in and played my freshman year of high school not for me, but, to stop them from complaining. After 9th grade I stopped playing because I was playing for someone else and not for me. Besides when I did play, I did not take the sport seriously because I didn’t enjoy it. Being unhappy playing football was the result of being pressured to do something that I did not want to