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Peihao Peng

ESL 53 C

Feb 22, 2016

Essay final draft

The Difference With Kimberly And Myself

“Girl in translation” is talk about Kimberley growth path in the United States.The first two chapter is talk about the story of Kimberley just come to the United States. When Kimberly arrived the United States their life is not well, for example Kimberly and her mother live in the Bad place, and their family are not friendly with Kimberly and her mother, final thing is Kimberley studies is not well. When I read the first two chapter, I compare with myself , I think my American life is better than Kimberly, Because my live, study and relationship in better than Kimberly.

The first difference with me and Kimberly is living environment. Kimberly and me have the huge different with living environment. Kimberly first impression with her apartment is “ When she finally cracked the door open, the weight of it seemed to resist her until finally it gaped wide to reveal a bare lightbulb glowing like a tooth in its black mouth. The air smelled dank and filled with dust.”(Kwok 5). Kimberly and her mother live in the really bad place, and they doesn’t have any choice to move to other place. However when I came to the USA, I have the better living environment. I lived in the beautiful and safe area. I live in the nice apartment. For example my apartment doesn’t air smelled dank and filled with dust. Also I do not need go to work.

The second difference with me and Kimberly is study. When Kimberly first time went to the class, she is not very suited to American classrooms. “Most of them were sprawled in their chairs. some had sunk so low that they were practically lying down, some were leaning on their elbows, a few were chewing gum. In Hong Kong, students must fold their hands behind their backs when the teacher is talking, to show respect.” (Kowk 26). American class is freedom, the student can ask question in the any time, but In Hong Kong If the student want to ask question, student need to get teacher's consent.The other thing is when Kimberly take a quiz, she cannot understand what should she do. When she want to watch other student, and know what we were supposed to do. The teacher took her paper, and gave her zero grade, because the teacher think Kimberly want to cheat. However before I came to the USA. I have four experience studied English in the China. I cannot said my English is very well, but at least I can understand what the teacher said. If the teacher took the test, at least I can understand what should I do. This is the third different with Kimberly and me. I have some foundation in English, But Kimberly doesn’t any foundation in English.

The third difference with Kimberly and me is Kimberly have family live in the USA, but I don’t have any family live in the USA. Kimberly and her mother have the other family people live in the United States. But when Kimberly and her mother arrived the United States, aunt Paula doesn’t give to much help with Kimberly and her mother, and aunt Pula family doesn’t friendly with Kimberly. “She’d done it all on purpose: letting us move on a weekday instead of during the weekend, giving us the presents at the last moment. She wanted to drop us here and have the factory as an excuse to leave fast, to get out when we were still thanking her for her kindness. Aunt Paula wasn’t going to help us. Were alone.”(Kowk 7 ). This is the aunt Paula real mind. There are many things to reflect this idea of Aunt Paula. Aunt Paula shows her house with Kimberly and her mother, and tell they her house is really good, but aunt Paula never want Kimberly and her mother live with her. The other things is when Kimberly’s mother told aunt Paula she want to work, aunt Paula’s posture relaxed, Because aunt Paula doesn’t want to give the money to the Kimberly’s mother. However, when I came to the United States. I don’t have any parents live in the United States, But I have a friend lived in the Torrance. My friend is really friendly with me. They give me too much help, when I arrived, he brought me to rent a house, and help to bought the car, and told me how to choose class and so on…. My friend is really happy, I came to the USA. Until right now, I am grateful to my friend brought me help. Compare with Kimberly and me, also I don’t have any parents live in the USA, but my friend made me feel he is my family. Although, Kimberly have the other family live in the USA. but aunt Paula’s attitude let me feel she isn’t really family with Kimberly.

When I compare with the Kimberly. I thing I’m the luck person, because I don’t need to worried my living environment. Also Kimberly have the family in the USA, but they doesn’t give too much help with Kimberly. Although I don’t have any family in the USA, but I have a friend live in the USA. He give me a lot of help, these help let me can use more time to focus my class.

work cited

Kwok, Jean. <i>1 and 2</i>. <i>Girl in Translation</i>. N.p.: n.p., n.d. 5-26. Print.