g the importance that Ralph pins to maintaining his cultural identity with others that share his ethnic background.
             Though Ralph seeks to maintain the satisfaction he has always found in his culture, he also begins to assimilate into American traditions by enjoying American desserts. Through partaking of such American favorites as "banana splits with extra nuts and marshmallow sauce" Ralph experiences a clash between the Chinese notion that "everywhere there are limits" and the "typical American" traits of "wasteful[lness]"and endless boundaries, for not only does he
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