American Born Chinese

Reading the graphic novel provoked my curiosity about the significance of the title to the story. My initial thought was that the monkey is trying to assimilate itself into a culture that he is not used to which is relevant and applicable to our society today. This story has relevance to our culture, even through past events, where people were not accepted even though they were well qualified or able. I think the moral of this story mirrors the idea that you cannot change yourself or "fate" in a way because these things are already pre-destined by a higher power or deity. In reading the other excerpt by William Bradly, I really enjoyed how he conveyed his thoughts through his experience of reading multiple works of art. He elucidates that although graphic novels appear as just mere story telling, there are different dynamics in which they fall beneath. I liked how he made note of this, because this is something I was unaware of.