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Quote #10
Did she look different now? Now that she was thinking more and more in English? Was her black hair turning blond? Was her nose getting higher? (9.12)
Shirley realizes that she's adjusting to life in America, and she wonders if these internal changes are reflected externally. Would her family back in China recognize her? Is she still the same girl she was at the beginning of the year? These are big questions, and they clue us into just how complicated bridging cultures is.