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The Journey from Resentment to Reverence

Raymond M. Wong

Critical Analysis

1. What resentments are evident in this narrator from the prologue?

2. In this memoir the narrator embarks on a trip to Hong Kong and mainland China. What inner journey does he take on?

3. At the book's beginning, the narrator is ambivalent about Quyen, the woman he is dating. What shifts his views about relationships and marriage?

4. In the chapter "Hate" what is the implication about human nature?

5. What is the narrator's epiphany in the chapter, "Reverence?"

6. Cite a line from the book that illustrates the dysfunction between the author's mother and his step-father. Explain how this made you feel.

7. What causes the narrator's conflict with his mother in the chapter, "Wounds?"

8. The narrator's mother married to stay in America. How do you view her actions in the context of this book?

9. Recount a situation in your life where you can relate to the author either being considered an outsider or how you might have been bullied.

10. If we are a country of immigrants, what does it mean to be an American?