Part 1 of Essay
The first Item is the Turtle. It teaches An-mei the importance of not showing her sadness, and the fact that she is sad. It says that she needs to swallow her tears, for they do nothing but help another person's joy. This relates to her because it teaches her not to have many emotions. The next item is the win ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... Her father's eyes watch for that. The scar is the next thing that is important. I could not make or get a scar to show you so I used a Band-Aid ©. This teaches An-mei an important tradition. She must live to carry on the family. It is also a symbol of her mother, when it closes up she forgets her. The pearl necklace given to her by the second wife is important. This show's An-mei how easily people can deceive her by presents and such. It was a fake pearl necklace made out of glass. Th ....