After I read this story, I went over some parts that I liked and I made some connections with the main character in this story, Waverly.
I read that sometimes she didn’t get along very well with her mother which I totally understand and how she is struggling to tell her mom that she wants to take part of the american culture too.
I can relate to this part because according to Chinese culture, a lot of the holidays include eating dumplings. (Which I totally dislike.) and I want to try eating something different, like something normal people here would eat on a special occasion.
Also when I read from different parts that I enjoyed, I noticed that Waverly mostly has to listen to her mother or else her mother is going to get really mad, unlike the americans who usually have a free will.
I can still relate to this because my mom is just like that, thinking that whatever she does is beneficial to my future and makes a big deal about what I want to do.
Finally, I feel like how Waverly is somewhat similar to me because we both want and long for our right to make decisions about our life and how we want it to be.