Between internal and external conflict I chose to discuss the external conflict. The main external conflict in Fish cheeks is that Amy likes Robert but is embarrassed by her Chinese culture. Amy describes her culture as shabby and she says that her relatives lacked proper American manners. She also states that she feels despair and that she was stunned for the rest of the night. After dinner Amy’s mother then tells her that her only shame is to have shame. This shows that the main external conflict is that Amy is embarrassed by her Chinese culture. For my drawing, I chose the colors red and blue to symbolize the Chinese and American flag and I drew a fish and hearts to represent love and the food.