When I read these short stories ("The Ingrate" and "In the Land of Free") I felt like I was watching a documentary film. The authors pretty clearly illustrate how difficult it was to live at that time. Everybody knows that since ancient time people have treated slaves and immigrants very poorly. Even in modern life we are faced with this problem. Moreover, in every country there is racism and it is terrible.
In both stories, we can see how the main characters are trying to achieve their rights and freedoms. Even though Josh had hard time and even when white people treated him very badly, he found the way to be a free and educated person. Similarly in the story "In the Land of Free" the government also treated the main characters badly. Lae Choo with her son returns to San Francisco after the death of her both parents. At the immigration desk, the main characters had a problem. They filed their immigration papers before the birth of their child, so their son did not have proper certification. Because of this the customs officers took the child with them. After ten months they are able to finally get their child back and then they began live a little freely. To get their son back they spent a lot of energy, nerves and they gave away all their jewels.
What do you learn about Chinese culture from the Sui Sin Far's story " In the Land of the Free"
In the second part of the story, the author introduced us with Chinese culture. Chinese household decoration: carved ivories, silks, fans, flowers on the windowsill; Chinese cuisine: fragrant chicken, steamed rice in bowls. Because of these details the reader can imagine what is in these Chinese houses and what they are eating.
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