I believe the stigma that surrounds Asian Americans has resonated with many parents because of the way people look at them within the country. Many parents want their children to be happy, but sadly, they also care about their image in the social eye. I think that it has something to do with them not adapting to the new generation, but I believe that in a decade there will be no more anchoring social stigmas and we will see a diversity of people in all types of jobs.

Coming from a family with immigrant parents, this cracks me up. Many people can resonate with this quote because America is full of differing cultures and traditions. This leads to people, young citizens or not, to grow up in a household and experience two different upbringings, creating more wholistic individuals.

Entering a new world with new surroundings, being mystified by your surroundings could become overwhelming. The way as which the author has been able to beautifully craft a sentence identifying every single image with sight, smell, taste, etc. This really develops the character and carries the reader along so that they are able to view the new world through the lens of the main character.

The intricacy of the wording portrays the beauty of nature and the feeling that we are never alone. We, humans, have inhabited this planet long after there were living species, showing that people should never feel as though they are alone on this world because that is not the case. Also, this could also be used to voice the problems that people have with how we treat the planet.

I think this shows the uniqueness of earth, that although there is a lot wrong with it, people are always willing to help one another. The famous saying, 'it takes a village to raise a child', reminds me of this scene because every animal had come together to hold her above the water so that she wouldn't drown. Moreover, unity creates bonds stronger than most forces, and the togetherness present in this scene represents the new worlds hope that was previously hinted at.

I think that the fact that the author included the contradiction of 'fear' and 'hope' to represent what the new world meant for her. She had been encapsulated in the sky and had not seen anything other than where she lived. To wherever she was headed, new opportunities awaited her and she was ready to face anything head on.

The repeating questions posed by the author creates a deeper relationship with the reader. Also, the author is referring to the reader as you, which evokes the sense that this should be important to she/him as they read and to draw the crucial elements of the grass. It also makes it easier for the reader to understand the reader and empathize with whatever point is trying to be proved.

I really find the introductory of the preface beautiful. As we discussed in class, sensory details are crucial for the reader to understand how the character should be/is feeling. I think the opening is a beautiful work of these details utilizing the feeling, smell, and visuals associated with the sweetgrass. With this, we are exposed to the importance of sweetgrass in the text and to take note on how beautiful and calming it seems.