The main conflict in Homesick: My own story
is reality versus expectations and the expectations of a
reality.
Jean Fritz wrote this story while she grew up as a
member of a family of missionaries in China in the very turbulent 1920's- a time when
the whole world was in intense turmoil.
As if the society
and culture of China aren't challenging enough to understand, Jean is also struggling
with growing up, and with the loss of her younger sister. She then begins to create an
image in her mind of when she moves to America- the country she has never seen. Hence,
she begins to form images and ideas (expectations) in her head on what life would be
like there.
In the process of the story,there are many mini
stories and profiles, descriptions, and historical contexts that help the reader
identify the narrator's conflict. Yet, we also rejoice when she finally moves to America
and her life is less chaotic.
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