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In The Jade Peony, the main character Sek-Lung learned that you shouldn't be embarrassed of where you come from. His older siblings always thought it was crazy that Sek-Lung and Grandmama would go out and look in dumpsters for beads and things to make the windchimes. Sek-Lung didn't think there was anything wrong with it because that's the way he was raised. Since his older brothers and sister went to school they knew it wasn't normal and they didn't want their friends to see Grandmama looking in their trash. Their friends would think it was weird. Sek-Lung didn't start thinking the way his siblings did, though. Grandmama and him were close, and Sek-Lung would never hurt her that way. He wasn't embarrassed that his grandma did odd things. He wasn't worried about what others thought. The main theme of the story is to not be ashamed of the things you do or the way your culture is. If people really care about you, they won't judge you on the things you do. Sek-Lung's family thought that they should completely leave behind their homeland and convert to everything that canadians do. However, Grandmama wanted to keep her chinese roots too. Sek-Lung learned that it's okay to do both. You don't have to leave behind your past, because that's what makes you you.
 * Create a page titled "Your name and Lessons Learned" Tag it "Short Story Unit." Write a short essay about one of the short stories describing the lesson that the main character learned and how it relates to a main theme of the story.