Gate A-4 By Naomi Shihab Nye

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

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

“Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes and “Gate A-4” by Naomi Shihab Nye both shared the theme that not all kindness is lost. Both authors taught this theme using the character’s conflict and symbolism. “Thank You Ma’am” is a story that reveals the theme that not all kindness is lost. In Langston Hughes’ “Thank You Ma’am”, a fourteen year old kid who’s named Roger wants a pair of Blue Suede shoes but he did not have enough money so he tried to steal from Mrs. Luella Bates Washington. Jones then catches

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 looked just

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

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

Food brings people together. This is a common theme in the short stories “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan, and “Gate A-4” by Naomi Shihab Nye. Both authors used symbolism, conflict, and dialog to reveal the theme. “Fish cheeks” is one story that reveals the theme: Food brings people together. In “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan, Amy wanted Robert the ministers son to like her, and for her to be American and not Chinese. Amy's parents invite Robert and his family over for a nice Christmas Eve dinner so her parents

In the short stories, “Thank You M’am” written by Langston Hughes and “Gate A-4” written by Naomi Shihab Nye, the authors reveal a common theme that both texts share. This is revealed by the conflict, plot, and symbolism of the stories. The theme across these texts is to treat others the way you want to be treated. A story that demonstrates the theme of treating everyone how you want to be treated is “Thank You M'am”. In “Thank You M'am”, written by Langston Hughes, a boy named Roger wants to buy

Two stories that share a common theme are “Gate A-4 “by Naomi Shihab Nye and “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes. The theme is that some people just need to be talked to. The author teaches symbolism and develops conflict in the plot. In the story "Thank You Ma'am” Roger just needs to be talked to, to become a better person and realize what he is doing is wrong. Once he realized that. He became kind to Mrs. Jones and listened. Mrs. Jones just talked to Roger and taught him a lesson. In Thank You

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

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