In Ken Liu’s short story “The Paper Menagerie.” In the beginning, Jack’s understanding of different cultures was wrong, so he behaved severely to his mom. However, as the story goes on, his understanding changed, which made him feel sorry that he behaved badly to his mom. Also, his identity changes and develops through symbolism, setting, and point of view.

In Ken Liu’s short story “The Paper Menagerie,” the story’s setting encourages Jack to think incorrectly about understanding different cultures. Since the setting of the story is America, where has racism toward Asian people, this is one of the first things that the audience notices. Since his mom is Chinese, Jack looks Chinese so, there are many racist sentences in the story, such as “That doesn’t sound very Chinesey” and “Here’s your stupid cheap Chinese garbage. These kinds of quotes cause Jack to hate China so, he also hates his mom, who made him look Chinese. Eventually, he receives a poor understanding of China.