American Born Chinese Friendship Quotes

Wei-Chen totally sets up Jin (in a good way) when he tells Amelia all about Jin's friendship with him. It's one of those moments that make you see how heartwarming and genuine Wei-Chen is, which is probably why Amelia responds positively to his story about Jin. Lucky Jin, right?

This is the part when we find out that not only is Monkey Wei-Chen's father but that Wei-Chen feels really bitter about how Jin asked him to lie for him. As a result, Wei-Chen abandons his test of virtue for Tze-Yo-Tzuh and refuses to see his father. Sounds logical right? Okay, but here's the problem: How does this all work in terms of the timing of the plot? When does Wei-Chen actually have this conversation with Monkey? If he's angry over the lie Jin asked him to tell and he thinks that humans are "petty, soulless creatures" because of what Jin asked him to do, then why does he still remain friends with Jin after he tells the lie for Jin? Weird, right?

After the Monkey King tells Jin all about Wei-Chen, Jin waits for a month at 490 Bakery Café for Wei-Chen. But we don't know that Jin's waiting for Wei-Chen until the next set of panels. For these panels, we just know that he's waiting for something. It's not the most exciting set of panels, but it does create a delayed effect. We're forced to find out what exactly Jin is waiting for; the author basically baits us just like Monkey baits Jin. Pretty nifty trick, if you ask us. Added bonus? When Wei-Chen does show up, it makes Jin a lot more worthy of Wei-Chen's forgiveness. After all, Jin waited for a month—that's commitment.