When the boy tells the oasis chieftains about his vision, the leader tells a story about
joseph, the dream interpreter

saint santiago matamoros

narcissus from mythology

a converted roman centurion

(from the alchemist)

people are gonna need the passage.

i would say c, admiration because the narrator related to the main character and she, too, once felt ashamed about her culture and wished to be an american girl to impress a boy. she felt admiration because her mom prepared her favorite foods when her and robert's (the guy she liked) family all came together and had a family reunion.