Connector: Section 4

This was definitely the most difficult Literature Circle role for me. I found it hard to make connections beyond just self-to-text, but here's what I came up with: In this section we find out that Marianne's dad has a charge account at Gold's Stationery, and both Colin and Miranda seem to think this is a big deal. Obviously in current times there is no such thing as a charge account consisting of a notebook where items are written down. Instead we have credit cards and checking accounts. But what might kids have today that would cause awe and envy from their peers? Later on, during Christmas vacation, Miranda thinks over the differences between herself and Marianne and whether those differences really matter. She decides that they do. Do those differences still matter today? What differences do you (as students) think matter today between yourself and your peers? Finally, we also read about adolescents noticing the differences between themselves and their peers in American Born Chinese. Of the characters in that book, with whom do you think Miranda could most relate?