Explanation:
He feels that he should have created something important by that moment, and he is worried that his life is passing by without him accomplishing anything.
Answer:
The novel is a story-within-a-story. Creech writes about Sal's road trip to Idaho with her eccentric grandparents, and during the trip, Sal tells her grandparents about her friend Phoebe Winterbottom and the disappearance of Phoebe's mother.
Since Amy Tan's mother, who is a non-English speaker, receives a rude treatment from the doctor, it depicts a certain discrimination towards those who could not speak English against those who can whether an accent is present or not. It was confirmed when the doctor became polite to Tan when she spoke English.
Answer:
Because the more they accomplish a task the more their rank will increase
