# "Sometimes you're the life, sometimes the sacrifice." Write about this quote within the context of an immigrant family. What might a family gain or lose by moving to a new land?
The immigrants especially the Chinese are very independent. Everywhere they go, they set up their own ground to establish their existence in that particular new place.They believe that they are capable in having their own community, even when they go to a new place where there is no Chinese people. That is why every country, and city we traveled to, we will discover China Town. The Chinese has a firm belief in their culture, custom and heritage. They believe that the new surrounding will never change their shells. Everywhere they go, they go with pride in their chests, and always with their head held high. But, that does not mean they are arrogant. They are just simply proud of their history and origin.
As we go through Turtle Soup by Marilyn Chin, we know that the persona has slowly putting the Chinese culture behind him. He has been influenced by the how the Westerners live. He was simply being Westernized. When his mother boiled a twelve hour turtle soup from him, he was very angered by this. This shows how he could not accept the old traditional delicacy anymore. It does not make sense to him that by drinking the soup, he'll gain special immune to his body. He even go to the extend of bringing up the history of his Uncle Wu, who unfortunately was killed while trying to murder a famous Manchu. From this, we know that the old story that has been passed down generation to generation is totally out-of-date. The new generation does not bother about it anymore because for them it makes no sense on clinging to it.
Somehow, as you migrate you gained as well. To adapt to the people, surrounding, and environment; you tend to learn how to speak, walk, and eat like them. Slowly, one is changing himself and learn something new in return. For example, in Turtle Soup from the word Pasadena we know that this text was based in America. The migrants get to learn the American language that is English. English is a world renowned language in the world. Therefore, for the migrants to be able to speak and live like them is a bonus point in their lives. In fact, I think they have just stroke lotteries. One has to realize that not everyone back in the native land gets to go to America.
Therefore, I would say that migration does not necessary mean that it is bad. Looking at the bright side of it, we gained as we lose. The Chinese has a saying "In order to gain something, one must lose something in return." We can't possibly be having both at the same time.
*Answers given by the Blogger are of her own opinions, solely*
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