Jen Gish Who Irish Analysis

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In reading stories, it is sometimes hard to understand the message the author is communicating to the reader. In the story "Who Irish" by Jen Gish I did not recognize the structure of the writing was off because of her accent. I think it was because when reading I would correct it in my mind but the third time I took my time to see specify details. It was interesting to see all the messages being said to the readers. This has a connection to generation gap because it showed how communication was a problem between her and her daughter Natalie. This was because they both were grown in different times and adapting different values too. In the story the Chinese grandmother has a strong opinion on how her daughter Natalie should care for her …show more content…

This was not Natalie's perspective she was more carefree and letting her child be, her husband does what he wants, and her working hard for them. People focus on the spanking the grandmother does to Sophia I don’t think that is the main focus of the generation gap but all the features mentioned earlier how Natalie generation is easygoing. They are dependent on other for help when the grandmother generation was more find out yourself how to survive and fight for it " We don't have this word in Chinese, supportive" showing here how Chinese then were on their own. The opinions of the grandmother were affecting how Natalie saw her mom because it was something she was not going to …show more content…

Her view with Sophia being she shouldn’t be acting wild because in her generation should be well mannered meaning not acting out how she does in the playground trying to take off her clothes. For the grandmother it is not normal for Sophia to be acting out how she does because she expects her to be well disciplined how she raised her daughter to be. This means spanking was her way of discipline because it would teach her to better understand her "You should spank her she'll stop, I say another day."(Jen 87) showing how back then it was common to do. For Natalie she says we live in different times were that is not really allowed to do to children. Overall, the grandmother views on discipline and how a child should act is wrong because being Chinese does not mean Sophie has to act a certain way. She is a little girl doing what any little girl does no matter what color or race they are. This is why the grandmother buttheads so much with her daughter and as well with the

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