Fish Cheeks By Naomi Shihab Nye

In the stories “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan and “Gate A-4” by Naomi Shihab Nye, the authors share the theme: you must be proud of who you are. The authors reveal this theme through the plot, the conflict, and symbolism. The “Fish cheeks” reveals the theme of being proud of the person you are. In Amy Tan’s story “Fish Cheeks” a young girl named Amy wants to not be embarrassed by her parents in front of her crush but her family keeps embarrassing her so mom tries to comfort her and tell her to be proud

Be proud you are different is a theme for the short stories “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan and “Gate A-4” by Naomi Shihab Nye. The authors teach to be proud you are different through symbolism and the character’s conflicts. In “Fish Cheeks” it proves the theme, be proud you are different. Amy wanted to be American, but she’s Chinese, so she tried to be American. Then, she realized she should be proud that she’s different. It proves the theme, be proud you are different, in paragraph eight when Amy’s mother

In the stories “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan and “Gate A-4” by Naomi Shihab Nye, both share the common theme of you must be proud you are different. Both authors reveal the theme through the plot, conflict, and symbolism. In fish cheeks it reveals the theme “be proud you are different”. In Amy Tan’s “Fish Cheeks,” a young girl wants to not be embarrassed by her parents when her crush, Robert, and his family come over for dinner. But her parents have Chinese customs that they might come across rude in

The short story “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan, and the poem “Gate A-4” by Naomi Shihab Nye share the theme, food brings people together. The authors both use the plot and symbolism to reveal the common theme. “Fish Cheeks” is a short story that reveals the theme of food that brings people together. In “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan, a young teen is having Christmas Eve dinner at her house with the minister’s family, and her extended family. She likes the minister’s son, Robert, and becomes ashamed of her Chinese

“Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan recalls an embarrassing Christmas Eve dinner the author had during her childhood. Attending this dinner was Tans childhood crush and an assortment of Tans relatives and family friends. Tan explains that she was embarrassed by her family’s Chinese traditions, including the mishmash of Chinese foods, noisy relatives, and impolite manners (Tan 74). Tan’s only desire was to be like other American girls, but it wasn’t until much later in life did Tan truly realize what her family’s

Multicultural Lit & Film 30 January 2017 Creative Title People are fantastic at pointing out differences. Most times than not it’s to make fun of the person being pointed out and often it’s a racist or stereotyping action. “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan, “Gate A-4” by Naomi Shihab Nye, and “Just Walk on By” by Brent Staples all touch on the topic of racial and cultural stereotypes. The essay “I want to be Miss America” is narrated by Julia Alvarez, a hispanic teenager who was willing to change the way she

In the two stories “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan and “Gate A-4” by Naomi Shihab Nye are two stories that share a lot of good common themes, a common theme for both stories is food brings people together. One story that reveals the theme food brings people together is “Gate A-4”. In Naomi Shihab Nye “Gate A-4” the narrator is wanting to go to Texas but her flight gets delayed and she has to help out the elderly women because she is freaking out because she thought that the flight got canceled. So now

In the two stories “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan and “Gate A-4” by Naomi Shihab Nye are two stories that share a lot of good common themes, a common theme for both stories is food brings people together. One story that reveals the theme food brings people together is “Gate A-4”. In Naomi Shihab Nye “Gate A-4” the narrator is wanting to go to Texas but her flight gets delayed and she has to help out the elderly women because she is freaking out because she thought that the flight got canceled. So now

with no understanding to be found. In Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem, “Gate A-4”, Nye discusses a personal instance where fear overtook airline workers during a flight delay. Nye explains that during a flight delay, airport workers frantically asked for someone who could interpret Arabic. Nye, knowing Arabic, approached the situation to find an elderly woman on the ground crying and moaning in Arabic. The workers feared the woman was posing a threat, but after Nye spoke to her, it came out that the woman

amongst friends for being kind. There is no clear limitation on what being famous could mean. In Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem “Famous”, she describes her own feelings of what fame is. She describes the way that fame can only exist when there is something to be famous for. Her claim for her poem states that objects and people can be famous not because of their talent, but because they are memorable and familiar. Nye begins her

isn’t just how popular culture define famous, but rather, like many adjectives, is merely a matter of perception. The author, Naomi Shihab Nye, begins the poem with “The river is famous to a fish.” This simple, yet powerful phrase sets the tone for the rest of the poem. The river is where fish spends their lives, hence, the value of the river is what makes the it famous to fish. This line conveys that some of the smallest actions/purposes might remain in the others’ minds forever, which is the same

The two stories, “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan and “Gate A-4” by Naomi Shihab Nye, have a common theme that some people need to be talked about. Each author reveals the theme through the plot, conflict, and setting. The “Gate A-4” shows that some people just need to be talked to. The story “Gate A-4” shows the Arabic woman wanted to make it to her major medical appointment but the flight got delayed and she thought it was canceled. So the woman got very nervous and started screaming. Then the narrator