Amelia Harris American Born Chinese

A blond girl who goes to schoolhouse with Jin showtime in third grade, but whom Jin only begins to accept find of her when they're in seventh grade. Amelia wears overalls over a tank top that reveals her bare shoulders, which excites Jin and triggers an intense vanquish on her. Jin shares with the reader that Amelia isn't especially pretty, speaks with a lisp, and has some dandruff, but this doesn't dull his angel for her. Amelia seems similar a genuinely prissy individual; she agrees to the movie date with Jin and appears to enjoy his company. However, when (unbeknownst to Amelia) Greg tells Jin to back off then Amelia'due south popularity doesn't suffer once they reach loftier school, Amelia doesn't stand up upward for Jin. Aside from being the only white character who treats Jin like a full person, there'south niggling else defining about Amelia—she exists by and large every bit the object of Jin's romantic fantasies.

Amelia Harris Quotes in American Built-in Chinese

The American Built-in Chinese quotes beneath are all either spoken by Amelia Harris or refer to Amelia Harris. For each quote, you can also run into the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

"When I move here to America, I was afraid nobody wants to be my friend. I come from a different place. Much, much different. Simply my first day in school hither I run across Jin. From and then I know everything'south okay. He care for me like a piffling brother, testify me how things work in America. He help me with my English [...] I retrieve sometimes my accent embarrass him, but Jin even so willing to exist my friend."

Page Number and Commendation: 102

Caption and Analysis:

"It'due south just that she's a practiced friend and I want to make certain she makes good choices, you know? We're most in high schoolhouse. She has to outset paying attention to who she hangs out with.

Aw, geez. Look, Jin. I'm sorry. That sounded way harsher than I meant it to. I only don't know if you're correct for her, okay? That's all."

Folio Number and Citation: 179-80

Explanation and Analysis:

I replayed the day'southward events over and again in my mind. Each time I reached the same decision: Wei-Chen needed to hear what I had to say. It was, subsequently all, the truth. And at effectually 3 in the morning time, I finally believed myself.

I dreamt of the herbalist's married woman.

"Then, little friend. You've done it. Now what would you like to go?"

Page Number and Citation: 192-94

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Amelia Harris Character Timeline in American Built-in Chinese

The timeline beneath shows where the graphic symbol Amelia Harris appears in American Built-in Chinese. The colored dots and icons bespeak which themes are associated with that appearance.

One twenty-four hour period in 7th-grade English grade, Jin notices a girl named Amelia for the outset fourth dimension when she takes off her sweater to reveal her bare shoulder.... (full context)

...for volunteers to care for the animals after school and offers extra credit to volunteers. Amelia, who sits adjacent to Greg, volunteers. Behind her, Timmy offers to let her "pet his... (full context)

Jin stares beyond the room at Greg and Amelia, who are chatting happily, and afterward asks Wei-Chen and Suzy if they think Amelia likes... (full context)

...Wei-Chen, and Suzy, who all burn down with shame. Jin walks home alone and thinks of Amelia. He pictures Amelia next to Greg, and and so thinks of Greg only. As he gets... (full context)

Afterward school, Wei-Chen goes to science class to feed the animals with Amelia. The monkey grabs Wei-Chen's confront and chatters at him, and Amelia comments that the fauna... (full context)

Amelia confirms that Jin is the Asian boy with the Afro and then asks if Wei-Chen... (full context)

Wei-Chen smiles to himself and Amelia asks if Jin likes her. With a laugh, Wei-Chen tells Amelia to inquire Jin herself.... (full context)

...just being cynical. Just as Jin bikes up a hill, huffing and puffing due to Amelia on the handlebars, he's non and so sure. Jin tries to look cool and strong in... (total context)

Jin and Amelia sit awkwardly in the theater until Amelia remarks that the moving-picture show is nigh to start.... (full context)

Jin races dorsum to the auditorium and retakes his seat next to Amelia. As she sighs over the romantic ending, Jin experiences another jolt of confidence from his... (full context)

That nighttime, Jin feels haunted past the possibility that Amelia was just too polite to say annihilation about the bubbles. He wonders if Amelia thinks... (full context)

During a class that Wei-Chen has with Amelia, Wei-Chen approaches her and asks how the date was. Greg, who's horsing around with other... (full context)

For the unabridged morning, Jin dreams of his futurity with Amelia. In his daydreams, Amelia quickly says she loves Jin. They go married, have sex, and... (full context)

...and then harsh, but says he just doesn't know if Jin is the right match for Amelia. He asks if they're "absurd" and Jin says that they are. Greg asks if Jin... (total context)

...bell rings, Jin's pilus seems to crackle equally he marches through the hallways to where Amelia chats with a friend and Greg. Jin calls to Amelia, simply Greg answers first. His... (full context)