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The story Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu is about the life of Jack, a boy of mixed race, trying to blend in to the society. The author shows that the theme of this story is about always going back to your roots, by stating “Without looking I asked for her help in tracing out the character for ai on the paper below Mom’s letter”. This quote is showing that Jack is accepting his Chinese heritage, after years of ignorance, by writing love in Chinese. After Jack’s experience with Mark, he tried to shun out all of his differences from the other kids. He would ignore his Asian mother, and play with American toys. But, years after his mother’s death, Jack realized that the world wasn’t just about himself, and re-embraced his heritage. He even traced

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