During June May's journey towards self-reservation, she experiences what is displayed as one finding ones true self, a change at heart that she can feel in her bones, and in turn this change gives her the opportunity to embrace her Chinese heritage. For the first time in her life, sheJune May is taking the step to find out who she really is. June May is scared and unaware of how she should feel during this time. In the story, many details display why June May has such a strong change of heart, and that change of heart guides her the journey to remarkable self-discovery. Her feelings are explained as, "I'm afraid to feel their joy  (Tan 151). June May is scared and unaware of how she should feel during this time. In the story, many details display why June May has such a strong change of heart, and that change of heart guides her down the path to self-identification. During her journey towards self-identification, she experiences what is displayed as one finding ones true self, a change of heart that she can feel in her bones, and in turn this change gives her the opportunity to embrace her Chinese heritage. You are missing reference to the title and the author in your introduction. Imagine this, knowing your ethnicity, but unaware if you are part of your ethnic heritage. This is not as hard to do as you may think. Over the years, in a way June May has denied her Chinese heritage. She has been living amongst a suburban community, in which she has grown to practice their everyday lifestyles. She has easily adapted to the American culture, and this life has been all that she has known. Many of her friends in her inner circle, and even stating in the text her friends feel,have observed in June May's words that, "I was about as Chinese as they were  (Tan 147). With her receiving comments such as these and her life experiences to date, she is stubborn andhas no other choice but to believes that she is not Chinese at heart. The only way that June May could ever find herself is through her mother's reminders of she truly is. As a result of her mother dying, there was an unexpected realization that allows her toleads to her to being open andstart being receptive of her culture. The text states that her mother once told her, "someday you will see  (Tan 147). This statement now clearly makes sense to June May. Just the thought of these feelings scare her at first, and she is not 100% sure that this is a change that she would like to make. Despite her hesitation, she feels that being truthful to herself is the only way she can preserve her mother's memory. Her mother once told her, "someday you will see  (Tan 147). This saddens her, because after her mother's deathbecause she has only decided to relate to her mother and embrace her culture now that her mother has died., she felt she knew nothing about her. This paragraph doesn't quite have a focus; if your purpose is to discuss her initial attitude regarding her culture, then this point should be stated in your topic sentence; also, you're talking about her also being receptive to her culture; these are 2 different points, and she doesn't quite accept her culture until much later. Ironically, without June May knowing no notice to June May, she had become is more like her mother than she had thoughtknew. From her pinch a penny ways, to her no tolerance personality. An example of As the reader I observed, many similarities to June May and Suyuan. Oone similarity was a mistake in the hotel that was booked at the Hyatt Regency. June May always likes to choose the most cost effective option, just as her mother did. She expresses hHer frustration is expressed specifically when she thinks that the travel agent booked a more expensive room then discussed and June May stat