The White Umbrella by Gish Jen

THEME

What do you think the author wanted you to understand by the end of the story?

Gish Jen, born Lillian Jen, is an American writer and speaker. Jen is a second generation Chinese American.

In this short story, a Chinese American girl sees a white umbrella that she longs to have. As you read, take

notes on how the narrator feels about her mother working

Explanation:

martians or other types of aliens represent a unique fear as opposed to zombies. vampires and other types of monsters.   in most sci-fi stories, aliens come from other worlds and have different or more advanced technology.   abductions and experimentation on human bodies that involve these technologies, or the use of these technologies against human beings and the use of unknown "powers", are a type of fear that's different from that of other types of monsters.  

the father traits is what becomes more dominate the mothers is half dominate or vise versa depending on the gender.