Literary Analysis of “Pilgrims from the Orient” Comprehension: “Pilgrims from the Orient” is about Jade Snow Wong’s youthful years with her parents. Wong was expected to be a “perfect” girl. She was taught the finest manners that her parents could teach. Wong’s father is an entrepreneur and he tried to make a living by having his own business. This man is described as strict, but not talkative. Among his number of attempts of …showed first 75 words of 932 total…

…showed last 75 words of 932 total…is evident that she still has Chinese customs and culture within her and that will never change. Although she did rebel against her parents in the end of the essay, Wong does not hate her parents. Wong is proving that everything can’t remain the same. Wong will always be Chinese because that’s what she is. This can all be tied together by saying that culture will always be present, but not the same.