What is a central idea in "The White Umbrella"? A young girl and her family work together to adapt to American culture.

A young girl is conflicted because, in traditional Chinese culture, women do not work, yet in America, her mother must work.

A young girl struggles as an older sister who must be responsible.

A young girl confronts her music teacher for unfairly judging her mother when she arrives late to pick her up from a music lesson.

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.