After everyone had gone, my mother said to me. "You want to be the same as American girls on the outside." She handed me an early gift. It was a miniskirt in beige tweed. "But inside you must always be Chinese. You must be proud you are different. Your only shame is to have shame."
—“Fish Cheeks,”
Amy Tan
HELP RIGHT NOW! PLEASE!
Why does Amy describe the miniskirt made of beige tweed that her mother gives her?
to show that her mother is apologizing for embarrassing her at dinner
to show what Amy should be wearing instead of what she wants to wear
to show that her mother understands that she wants to look like an American girl
to show that Amy can never wear the same clothes as other American girls
