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INTRO 1

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INTRO 1

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  1. INTRO 1 • Who am I? This is a common question asked throughout one’s life. People always reflect on who they are, where they come from, and who they are meant to be. Some of these parts, people can form, while others are already formed and just waiting to be discovered.In the story “A Pair of Tickets,” by Amy Tan, the main character, June Mai, is struggling with this question. She isn’t accepting of her Chinese heritage and doesn’t really know where she belongs. She is going on a trip with her father to China to gather with family and to meet long-lost half-sisters whom she has never met. Her mother has just died and she is wondering whether or not she underappreciated her and her heritage while she was alive. June Mai is a dynamic character because she goes through a change, starting out afraid of not understanding her mother or her heritage, and ending realizing that her heritage had been with her all along, that she just had to find it.

  2. INTRO 2 • Look in the mirror: study your widely-spaced eyes, steep-sloping nose, dimpled chin, and high hairline. Perhaps they are all your mother’s traits; perhaps they are your great-grandfather’s. Maybe you like them; maybe you hate how they look. Many people are proud of where their heritage has come from, but for some there is dismay.This situation is similar to the story “A Pair of Tickets”, by Amy Tan, where the main character, June May, has a difficult time believing she is Chinese. She believes that she could never be looked at as someone with the heritage of a Chinese person. June May has a hard time accepting her heritage as a child, but as she grows into a woman, she realizes how important her heritage truly is.

  3. INTRO 3 • What would happen if an Irishman wanted to be French? Could he? Would it be as simple as moving to the new country, or is there something in his blood that would make him “less French” than others who were born there? What if he ate French fries daily for lunch? Would that complete his transformation?Or, does he just need to accept the fact that he is Irish and there is nothing he can do about it? In the story “A Pair of Tickets,” by Amy Tan the main character, June Mai, does not want to believe she is Chinese. She has many flashbacks about her trying not to be Chinese and her trying to figure out what she thinks she is. June Mai has two sisters that she has never met, but she has always wanted to. When she goes to visit them they help her realize that her true heritage is Chinese, and that is what she is. June Mai is a dynamic character because in the beginning of the story she doesn’t believe that she is truly Chinese, but in the end, through her family she discovers that she is Chinese.

  4. CONCLUSION: broadens out to real world • By the end of the story, June May can look in the mirror with confidence, now that she has accepted her heritage. June May’s trip to China and meeting her sisters has helped her accept herself as a new person. Some people’s heritage may not be quite as easy to find, for their lineage may be hidden or scattered. But for others, like June May, it is not the discovery of heritage that is the issue, but rather the acceptance of it that proves a challenge. Some may have to search physically and others emotionally, but everyone’s heritage should shine through in some way.

  5. CONCLUSION: brings up another aspect of the story • Although June Mai starts out ignoring her heritage and not knowing who she is, she comes into her heritage and recognizes it as a part of her. June Mai has now tackled this question of who she is and where she comes from. She knows now that the Chinese is with her in her blood, in her family, and in herself. Because of this acceptance she can also become at ease with the feelings about her mother’s death. She knows that she has fulfilled her mother’s “long-cherished wish” of finding her daughters. But more importantly, she is letting her mother remain alive in a figurative sense, by letting her heritage remain a part of her life.

  6. CONCLUSION: Broadens out to real world, then back to text. • June Mai changes throughout the story from not believing she is Chinese to believing she is Chinese. When she finally meets her sisters, she sees her mother in them and through her mother she sees her true heritage: Chinese. It is often through family that people are able to make sense of their existence. As a family grows, it often needs to think back to its traditions, past, and heritage in order to define what unites it. For many people, looking at their heritage is crucial to understanding their family, while for others, like June May, it is the opposite: looking at their family holds the key to their past.

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