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    The key takeaways are about analyzing character motivations, conflicts and development and how they affect the plot and themes of Gene Luen Yang's graphic novel American Born Chinese.

    The Monkey King struggles with pride and arrogance. Jin Wang struggles with fitting in and feeling ashamed of his Chinese heritage. Danny struggles with his identity and feeling like an outsider.

    The Monkey King faces challenges to his power and ego from the Buddha. Jin Wang faces racism and bullying at school. Danny faces prejudice and stereotyping as the only Chinese American student at his school.

    Answer a series of questions about the characters in Gene Luen Yang's American

    Born Chinese. Reference the graphic novel directly to describe how the work's
    complex characters develop, interact with other characters, and influence its plot
    and themes.

    Your assignment should include the following elements:

     A thoughtful analysis of character motivations, conflict, and development

     An explanation of how character development affects plot and theme

     Strong textual evidence to support analysis

    You should have completed a draft of this assignment in the activity before this one.
    If you haven't done so, go back and complete that activity now.

    Ask yourself these questions as you revise:

     Did I support my responses with direct references to American Born Chinese?

     Did I answer all parts of each question?

     Did I demonstrate a clear understanding of the book's characters and of the way
    character development works overall?
     Did I proofread to catch mistakes in grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation?

    Use this rubric to determine how well you're meeting the criteria for the assignment.

    1. Describe the central internal conflict each protagonist seems to experience. What
    emotion, personality trait, or idea does each character struggle with, and what clues
    led you to this understanding?

    1a. The Monkey King


    1b. Jin Wang

    1c. Danny

    2. Explain what external conflicts each protagonist faces that complicate his internal
    conflict. In other words, how does the character's struggle play out in the external
    world? Support your responses with specific references to the text.

    2a. The Monkey King

    2b. Jin Wang


    2c. Danny

    3. Identify the foil for each of the three main characters. Then choose one of these
    foils and explain how that character brings out the personality traits of the
    protagonist. Be specific about those traits and how they are revealed.
    4. Choose one of the protagonists and explain how he advances the plot of his
    particular narrative. How does the combination of his internal and external conflicts
    move the story along? Who is the antagonist in the narrative?

    5. Briefly summarize the character arcs of the three protagonists and the lesson
    each character learns.

    5a. The Monkey King


    5b. Jin Wang

    5c. Danny
    6. How do the three character arcs contribute to the same theme?

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    2.2.9 Practice: Complete Your Assignment

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