The book American born Chinese by Gene Luen & The book Clap When You Land – By

The book American born Chinese by Gene Luen & The book Clap When You Land – By Elizabeth Acevedo The content of the discussion post should be involved In this post, you will want to reference the whole of the book for both books and use multiple points of evidence to fully support your central questions and topics. Be thorough in your discussion and make sure to bring multiple perspectives and ideas to the table about the books ,Keep in mind this is a Summative Assessment grade and in order to earn full credit, you need to support your thinking fully and showcase insight that enhances your speaker′s voice. Focus on your big takeaways and not just plot detail–It is important to use the perfect balance of plot detail, your perspective and supportive quotes.
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Connor Morris (American born Chinese)
The graphic novel American Born Chinese, written by Gene Luen Yang, is a story capturing three connected perspectives that come into contact with familiar challenges. An idea throughout this one idea is that of stereotypes and the judgment some face.
The three characters Jin Wang, Chin-Kee and the Monkey King are all on separate journeys through the book, and the interactions they face as individuals portray the ideas of stereotypes very well. Jin faced this concept as young as early education from his teacher and peers. Later on, however, he is still pressed by these ideas. On page 96, after Jin’s friends make some jokes about him some bullies walk by, and say “Hey I think (with a c instead of a t) it’s getting a little nippy out here”(Yang 96). Following this, the reader can observe Jin and his friends looking at the ground, awkwardly in silence. Following this page, Jin decides to perm his hair to try and be more like the character Danny, since Amelia likes him. These two closely paired moments show the adversity Jin and his friends face and that Jin is trying to fit in more for social approval.
For the Monkey King, he is made fun of early on by the other gods in heaven. So, after proving himself to all lower deities, he faces Tze-Yo-Tzuh and is overpowered. Following this, the monkey king is trapped under a pile of boulders with a seal forbidding his achieved powers separating himself from the other monkeys. When the legendary status monk, Wong Lai Tsao requires the Monkey King’s help by order of Tze-Yo-Tzuh. To escape the boulders and help the monk, the Monkey King accepts his true identity, and changes back to his original size to help the monk. The monkey king changing back into his original form shows that he has accepted who he truly has been all this time, even with the stereotypes received from others as being a monkey. Ex: Page 150 (Yang).
Chin-Kee is something else entirely, buddy is devious at times. He is the ultimate evil cousin as he makes Danny seem less smart, and ruins his reputation every year by coming to America and it is revealed later this is why Danny keeps changing schools after he visits. On page 202, the story shows two other random students saying “His spit got on me!” Followed by, “Dude, you’d better go get checked out for S.A.R.S.”(Yang 202). I didn’t know what S.A.R.S. stood for until I researched it, and it is a respiratory disease similar to Covid, from 2002 originating from Asia. Seeing how Chin-Kee sees dirty, rude, and weird, prompts the students to assume just because he is also Chinese he could be carrying a disease. While it does make sense that saliva would get you sick, the part about S.A.R.S. is specific to Chin-Kees culture.
These three examples prove how each character goes through similar challenges when it comes to how others see them, and that the resolution is in accepting who you are. This is certainly true for Jin and the Monkey King, it turns out Chin-Kee’s character runs America, and I don’t he’s worried about getting into parties in heaven or impressing girls.