The rejections hit Yang hard. He realized that no matter how much he identified with America inside, and no matter how Americanized he was in his behavior, it was hard to get past the stereotypes that people attached to his black hair and yellow skin. He was forced to reconsider his identity.
這一幕讓楊呈偉大受打擊，這時他才發現，無論自己的內心多麼認同美國、行為舉止多麼美國化，都難以超越黑頭髮黃皮膚給人的刻板印象，他必須重新思索自己的定位。