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a pair of tickets by amy tan |
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In Amy Tan's, "A Pair of Tickets", the narrator, Jing- Mei Woo explores the relation of place, heritage, and ethnic identity. At a young age, Jing- Mei was in denial of her ethnic identity. "I was fifteen and had vigorously denied that I had any Chinese whatsoever below my skin. I was a sophomore at Galileo High in San Francisco, and all my Caucasian friends agreed: I was about as Chinese as they were" (159). At the age of 36, "I've never really known what it means to be Chinese." Jing- Mei takes a journey to China to fulfill her mother's wishes of finding her long abandoned twins. "My mother is dead and I am on a train, carrying with me her dreams of coming home. I am going to China." (159) The setting of Guangzhou, China, helps Jing- Mei realize the extreme changes of place and culture. Before arriving to China, Jing- Mei has different perspectives of China. Since China is run by communist. Jing- Mei thought of China as a dirty, poor, and slummy country. Arriving to Guangzhou China, she realized China was not what she had anticipated. The construction of downtown Guangzhou and the shoving and pushing of crowds make Jing- Mei feel |
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" (166) Instead, her father decided to dine in their hotel room, eating American food: hamburgers, French fries, and apple pie. Jing- Mei changes from being in denial about her ethnic identity to a truly wide understanding of who she is. It turned out that the Garden Hotel was the cheap, inexpensive hotel she had requested. Jing- Mei thinks about what her mother had always told her "Once you are born Chinese, you cannot help but feel and think Chinese. As all these changes in Jing- Mei's perspective of China change, Jing- Mei becomes more interested and curious of her culture and heritage. She doesn't see a trace of her mom in her twin sisters nor herself. I feel as if I were getting on a number 30 Stockton bus in San Francisco" (162). " (159) Within this story is another story, her mother's story, the fleeing from Kweilin and the advance of the Japanese army in 1944, and the abandonment of Jing- Mei's half sisters. Jing- Mei was amazed how great this hotel looked, "shopping arcades and restaurants all encased in granite and glass" and in the rooms color television, a wet bar, Coke Classic, M&M's, and so on. Jing- Mei had a feeling of abandonment herself also, because she never understood her mother and because her mother had passed away leaving Jing-Mei to find her mother's abandoned children. In Shanghai, Jing- Mei meets her twin half- sisters for the first time. Jing- Mei had also envisioned some big gourmet Chinese feast, "a big banquet with one of those soups steaming out of a carved winter melon, chicken wrapped in clay, Peking duck, the works. During their stay in Guangzhou, her father told her the story of her mother clarifying many questions. Jing- Mei realizes from her journey of exploration, her mother was right, "Once you are born Chinese, you cannot help but feel and think Chinese" (159). Her father's story and clarification helped Jing- Mei understand her mother and her past, their relationship together, and also an understanding of herself. Some topics in this essay:
Jing- Mei,
jing- mei,
Guangzhou China,
Jing- Mei's,
Francisco Caucasian,
Mei Woo,
Garden Hotel,
Mei China,
China China,
Pair Tickets,
San Francisco,
ethnic identity,
help feel chinese,
denial ethnic,
chinese 159,
born chinese,
san francisco,
pair tickets,
denial ethnic identity,
guangzhou china,
garden hotel,
chinese help feel,
born chinese help,
chinese help,
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Approximate Word count = 800
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced) |
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