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What Is Jin's Quest In American Born Chinese

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Khalfani Wadlington American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang is a about a young boy’s search for himself as a Chinese-American in a predominantly white world. The main character, Jin, faces many trials and quest to confident enough to accept his place in the world. One of those quests is his date with Amelia, a girl from school. This is a quest because it is comprised of three parts: a protagonist, a stated goal, challenges on the way, and a true goal. The ostensible goal was for each of them to get to know each other better so he could one day be her boyfriend. This is the goal that the character, Jin, believed he was after. The trial in his quest stemmed from his parents’ unawareness to the norms of American culture. While in the middle

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