This story had many issues throughout the book. It had your mother and your half brother having an affair which eventually led to your mother being pregnant. It had death, where Su-Jen lost her best friend. It had some racism because she was the only Chinese girl in her school she was different from everyone else. This story had all these problems going through their lives so i feel it is very easy to relate to and understanding how Su-Jen might feel.
So obviously the first issue i stated was shocking. A mother having an affair with her step-son. It was shocking yet not unbelievable. Su-Jen had seen many times her mother and brother had connected and they both disliked her father. More so than telling her father she stayed quiet and let them continue with the affair until her pregnancy. Su-Jen's best friend Charlotte died from drowning. Su-Jen's mother had said many times that water was dangerous for her. Eventually Charlotte drowned and it greatly impacted Su-Jen and how she felt after it. This story showed how different it was being different. They where the only Chinese family and myself being Chinese I could somewhat relate to their situation. They had to deal with being different from people and stayed quiet and just moved along. These issues greatly impacted how the story made us feel.
Growing up all these things happen to us and we have to just accept it. However we can get help from all sorts of places. They can help for the moment and for the future:
http://www.immigration.ca/
1 800 668-6868 - Kids Help Phone
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