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PA HELP PO!..

4. Describe what kind of daughter is Caroline Hwang to her parents (The Good Daughter)

5. What does Caroline Hwang consider as "the rocks in the path" of her life?


Sagot :

Answer:

The Good Daughter" describes the “dual identity” of Caroline Hwang as a first-generation American with Korean immigrant parents. She describes the challenges, triumphs, and everything in between in the trials of her life. It starts off with her narrative anecdote, going to the dry cleaners and bumping into a lady who also has her origins in Korea. They bow in a traditional manner to greet one another. Caroline introduces herself and is surprised to be asked by the woman whether she is Chinese. Why would she come to that conclusion? Soon Caroline discovers that it was because she pronounced her last name, Hwang, incorrectly. The older woman laughs at her mistake and Caroline finds this to be a little offensive.

Caroline goes home feeling bad about herself, feeling as if she doesn’t know her culture and origins well at all. She thinks about her life as a dropout graduate in college and how being in America has kind of made her lose sight of her origins. She decides to call her parents and talk to them about what happened. She is not quite satisfied with the answer that her mother gives her, telling her that it doesn’t matter that she doesn’t know how to pronounce her last name. Why does it matter? She is an American, not in Korea. This doesn’t comfort Caroline but rather makes her even more upset.