The White Umbrella

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I just read a story called “The White Umbrella” written by Gish Jen. The question I am answering is this: Why did Asia throw her white umbrella down the sewer at the end of this story? Here are some of the reasons I think Asia threw her umbrella down the sewer. For example, in the story Asia receives a white umbrella that was given to her by her music teacher. When Asia got into the car after her piano lesson she hid the umbrella from her mom. I believe she did this because she didn’t want her mom to think she only cared about material things. Asia states that her mom would say, “Things all you want are things just like an American.” I think Asia didn’t want to upset her mom and her culture by showing her something Americans use. In addition,

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