Character Analysis American Born Chinese

Jin Wang was born in America but is also Chinese. He faces some difficulties with racism and stereotypes as he grows up. He just moved to a new school from San Francisco. The teacher introduces him to the class and says,” Class, I'd like us all to give a warm Mayflower Elementary welcome to your new friend and Classmate Jin Wang...He and his family recently moved to our neighborhood all the way from China!”(30). Jin has this look on his face of annoyance. Like, did she actually say this. She is too ignorant to ask so she just assumed that since he is Chinese, that he must be from China. He was born in America. This just shows how ignorant people are about other cultures. It makes it even harder to fit in if people don't even care where you're from and just make assumptions. Jin now experiences this first hand. He tries so hard to fit in and be normal. He goes as far as changing his hair to match the guys hair that Amelia likes. When he isn't noticed as much he wants to become someone else, someone who will fit in. He wakes up in the morning a new person, as he has transformed into someone he is not, he thinks to himself,”A new face deserved a new name. I decided to call myself...Danny”(198). He changed his race he didn't like his heritage and cultures so much

Have you ever felt like nobody understand you and judge you because of how you look or where you from? That is what Jin and The Monkey King experience in American Born Chinese. This is a graphic novel by Gene Luen Yong about stereotypes, discrimination and trying to fit in. The Monkey King, a monkey came from a rock, and Jin, an Asian grew up in America, are the main characters in this novel. They both have experienced the unfair because of who they are. In American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yong, the development of the Monkey King and Jin is similar throughout the novel.

Danny is a little short for his age. Despite this he is still a pretty good basketball player. He has Brown hair that is somewhat short in length. His skin is lightly tanned from the summer sun . Danny wears a t-shirt and shorts because after all it is summer in this book.

I have really not had the opportunity to read graphic narratives or novels, comic books or anime. It was really interesting to read this week’s chosen book which was a graphic novel titles American Born Chinese. I was really excited to actually see the story of the Monkey King because growing up as a child that was one of the favorite T.V shows that I truly enjoyed from the start to the end of each episode. After reading this book, I have really given much appreciation to the authors of graphic novels or narratives. The story in the book American Born Chinese, is mainly about Jin but has other stories as well within the book. It initially starts with story of the Monkey King, and then it switches to Jin’s story in the second chapter. The story then switches to Danny’s story with a repetition of the same pattern.

To the reader it seems at first that Danny is an arrogant, uptight son of a rabbi. We learn as the novel progresses more about Danny and that he is a less than perfect

Part of this is shown when Danny supports holling after Mickey Mantle wouldn't sign a baseball for him “Danny Hupfer, who stepped on the table and slowly paced his baseball-his baseball signed by Mickey mantle-back in front of the greatest player put on yankee pinstripes since babe ruth “guess i don't need this after all” danny said.” He put his hand away from the ball, and it wasn't easy. After which danny says “you are a pied ninny That shows his loyalty and friendship for holling. And he shows even more of his attitude when he stood up for mai thi when an eighth grader said “Don't you have any rate surprise for her?” and then he turned to mai thi and said, “Why don't you go back home where you can find some? And then Mai thi started to cry” and then Danny took his entire tray, and dumped it all over the eighth grader’s head, and before the eighth grade could open his eyes too see who had done it, Danny punched him as hard as he could and broke his nose. That got got Danny a four day suspension, and then his parents used that extra time to take him to washington D.C., because they were so proud of what he did. That kind of shows where he got his values and

For instance, Jin is alienated due to the sole fact of his appearance, which happens to be different from the rest of the class. Moreover, Jin’s roots create assumptions, or stereotypes, rather. As stated earlier, his classmates thought he ate digs because he was Asian, resulting because of his appearance. When acting as Danny, he was not suspected for being Asian, because he looked like the typical American kid, but when Chin-Knee came he detailed Chinese stereotypes so humorously that Danny was made fun of because of his cousin, another form of racism. For example, Danny had to switch schools because he was made fun of so much, and he stated, “By the time he leaves, no one thinks of me as Danny anymore. I’m Chin-Knee’s cousin”(127). This statement shows how bad Chin-Knee has an effect on Danny and his social life. He is constantly degraded with guffaws about China and his cousin, and despite Danny’s American roots, he is faced with racism because of his cousin. Therefore, race really is the problem, for Danny is ostracized about Chinese culture, and Jin is ostracized because of his

Danny and Reuven represent deeply committed friends. Their live intertwine when historical circumstances , religious realities, and their father's differences in child rearing dramatically affect their respective senses of security and happiness.

By applying the social power lens to the Monkey King situation we see at first he is selfish and believes he is the best but soon realizes he is the same as everyone else no better no

The center of all his struggles is based off his resistance to assimilate into American society. Joaquin sees himself as the oppressed and the oppressor. In result of this, he blames himself and his white heritage for the times experienced by both sides of his heritage. They both see their white ancestry as a low point to their whole lives. Both Danny and Joaquin’s identity conflicts help them grow on a personal basis, but each in different ways.

In his well-known novel The Chosen, Chaim Potok presents us the phenomenal character Danny Saunders. Unlike the typical protagonists, Danny has a more lugubrious side. He silently suffers from all his struggles and frustration. Although he greatly desires to rebel against his father and pursue what he really loves, he also knows perfectly well that he carries great responsibilities on his shoulders. The burdensome expectations that people have placed on him does not allow him to even decide how he wants to live his life.

In The Chosen, a severe lack of communication between Danny and his father has caused them to have an odd relationship and odd interactions. An example of this relationship can be seen when Reuven is learning more about Danny. “I thought you said your father never talks to you.” “He doesn’t.

It came to a realization that it was just a bad time to be Asian in America at this time and was still struggling with his identity. Rachel, his wife, was comfortable in her own skin and would not stop being her Korean self and even would speak it with Danny’s parents and he would just sit there because he wasn’t comfortable in his skin and never took the time to learn his native language because he never grasped and accepted his Asian side. He escorted his wife to a benefit dinner where he was still on edge about a previous incident. He had an outburst and that’s where Rachel ha enough and was furious for one being embarrassed and was fed up with him things everyone’s a racist. He was asking her she not notice the racist and she replied, “"Of course I'm not.

He seems like he has much power and patience. The Monkey King seems to experience a type of internal conflict that makes him mad for who he is. He does not want to be a monkey because the other kings do not accept him. He has a low self esteem and does not approve of himself.

Growing up in a world of silence, he has become highly perceptive about people. In Reuven’s words, “I told him everything. He listened in silence, not seeming at all surprised that his father had learned of his secret visits to the library. ‘I knew he would find out about it sooner or later,’ he said softly, looking very sad.” (Chapter 8, page 169) Despite his internal bitterness at his destiny, Danny is quietly perceptive, noting character traits and personalities, often