'Broken Chain And Fish Cheeks'

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In the story, "Broken Chain" and "Fish Cheeks" they both address a common them about belonging. The stories both tell you that a lot of people care what other people think of them. In the article, "Fish Cheeks" it talks about how she wants the american boy to like her culture's food when he comes over. In "Broken Chains" it talks about how Alfonso wants to impress Sandra by his apperance. So in both stories it talks about belonging. In the story, "Fish Cheeks" it talks about how Amy Tan's Chinese family invites an American boy's family over for dinner. Amy Tan wants to impress him and thinks that he wont like the food her mother made even though it is her favorite food. She can tell that he doesn't like the food and she is embarased. So, Amy wants to fit in. …show more content…

So, he works out and tries to become fit. Alfonso also notices he has bad teeth so he tries to straighten them himself. Alfonso wants to fit in and look like the guys on tv. In both articles "Fish Cheeks" and "Broken Chains" it talks about belonging or trying to impress someone. In "Fish Cheeks" Amy Tan wants to impress the American boy but she doesn't know she can because her mom is making chinese food and she doesn't know if he will like it. In the article "Broken Chains" it talks about how Alfonso wants to impress Sandra so he tries to make his apperance look like the guys on tv. In conclusion, both articles talks about how someone wants to belong to something or they want to fit in. In "Fish Cheeks" and "Broken Chains" it talks about how they want their apperance

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