The conflict in this story involves Amy Tan being conflicted about the culture her family grew up with or the culture she grew up with. I would say this is an internal conflict as she is not fighting anyone or anything on the outside world. In the story, when Amy’s mother declared that her family would be having dinner with Robert’s family, Amy had a breakdown. In her head, she thought to herself, ‘what would Robert think of our shabby Chinese Christmas? What terrible disappointment would Robert feel upon seeing not a roasted Turkey but sweet potatoes?’ This example shows Amy being very afraid of what would happen when Robert finds out about her culture. Because of this, I decided to include words such as ‘terrible disappointment’ and ‘wanted to disappear.’ Along with the words, I also added images to improve upon my poem. Since the story‘s climax revolves around food on the outside, I decided to draw a bowl with chopsticks, a fish, and a shrimp. All of those drawings and words represent the embarrassment Amy feels and the conflict between American and Chinese cultures. I feel that reflects the conflict in ‘Fish Cheeks’ well.