Question

How did Wei-Chen transform from his original self?

Answer 1

‘American Born Chinese’ is a book by Gene Yang where he comes forward with three stories in his novel.

Explanation:

Wei-Chen is a character from the second story, which is all about stereotypes, and self acceptance. This is a story about two classmates Jin Wang(Chinese American) and Wei-Chen(Asian).

On the first day of the class, Jin is bullied by his classmates because of he’s Chinese, whereas Jin on the other hand bully Wei Chen because he’s unable to speak English.

As the story moves forward we come to know how Jin and Wei-Chen changes themselves into a totally different being to fit into the society. Yang addressed the boys as monkeys. Later at the end of the novel, it is shown how one must return to its original self and it is the only thing true and real.