English, 23.01.2020 04:31 serenityjohnson98765

at the end of the meal, my father leaned back and belched loudly, my mother for her fine cooking. "it's a polite chinese custom to show you are satisfied," explained my father to our astonished guests. robert was looking at his plate with a reddened face. the minister managed to muster up a quiet burp. i was stunned into silence for the rest of the night.
—“fish cheeks,”
amy tan

why does amy tan use the imagery “belched loudly” to describe her father’s burp and “reddened” to describe robert’s face?
to show that her father is trying to embarrass her
to show that robert is unable to burp and show he is satisfied
to show how impolite her father is being
to show how different amy’s family’s customs are from robert’s

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