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The Paper Menagerie. Theme:Identity - Coggle Diagram
The Paper Menagerie. Theme:Identity
Cultures Heritage
Jack's Background
Jack is american and Chinese
Jack's Mom tries to share story's about
their chinese background
Wanting to Fit in
Jack wants to fit in with his American friends
He tries to reject his chinese background
Shows his rejection by hiding paper animals
Family and Identity
Mom's Influence
Jack's Mom tries teaching him about Chinese Identity through the paper animals and story's
Dad's Influence
Jack's Dad doesn't teach Jack about American Identity as much as his Mom does about Chinese
Internal Conflict
Rejecting His Heritage
Jack Rejects his Mom's Paper Animals which hurts her feelings
Jack Isn't very happy and feels torn with his American and Chinese indentities
Dealing with Bullying:
Jack goes through a lot of bullyin and racism
Makes him want nothing to do with his Chinese Indentity so he isn't different
Symbolism of the Paper Animals
Link to Mom
When Jack hides the animals Jack and his Mom don't feel as close
The paper animals also shows how Jack and his Mom are connected.
Cultural Connection
The paper animals show Chinese tradition
Finding Acceptance
Rediscovering Heritage
Jack gets older, He finds the paper animals and a letter from his mom
The letter helps him feel better about his Chinese Identity
Embracing Both Sides(Chinese/American)
As Jack gets older and more mature. He starts to accept his Chinese and American Indentities