"Bite back your tongue," scolded my mother when I cried loudly, yanking her hand toward the store that sold bags of salted plums. At home, she said, "Wise guy, he not go against the wind. In Chinese we sat, come from the South, blow with wind-poom!-North will follow. Strongest wind cannot be seen."
This is a major struggle for Waverly Jong. Her personality throughout this narrative is very strong and persistent. Her Waverly and her mother had constant struggles and tensions due to the cultural differences. As the story progresses, it gets harder and harder for Waverly to bite her tongue and be as strong and silent as the wind as her mother is constantly impressing on her. You can tell that her mother is oblivious to certain things with makes communication between the two very difficult. At one point Waverly doesn't bite her tongue, and starts to tell her mother what is on her mind. This conversation is a perfect example of the blockade that stands between them.
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