Native Speaker

by

Chang-rae Lee

Sherrie Chin-Watt Character Analysis

Sherrie Chin-Watt is a Chinese American woman who runs PR for John Kwang’s political organization. She’s married to a successful businessman, but he’s seemingly always away on business, and she appears to have devoted herself to Kwang’s campaign. As Henry gets closer to Kwang, he realizes that the councilman is having an extramarital affair with Sherrie, though Sherrie later distances herself from him when he suddenly becomes engulfed in scandal.

Sherrie Chin-Watt Quotes in Native Speaker

The Native Speaker quotes below are all either spoken by Sherrie Chin-Watt or refer to Sherrie Chin-Watt. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Identity and Multiculturalism Theme Icon
).
Chapter 12 Quotes

I have always known that moment of disappearance, and the even uglier truth is that I have long treasured it. That always honorable-seeming absence. It appears I can go anywhere I wish. Is this my assimilation, so many years in the making? Is this the long-sought sweetness?

Related Characters: Henry Park (speaker), John Kwang, Sherrie Chin-Watt
Page Number: 202
Explanation and Analysis:
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Sherrie Chin-Watt Quotes in Native Speaker

The Native Speaker quotes below are all either spoken by Sherrie Chin-Watt or refer to Sherrie Chin-Watt. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Identity and Multiculturalism Theme Icon
).
Chapter 12 Quotes

I have always known that moment of disappearance, and the even uglier truth is that I have long treasured it. That always honorable-seeming absence. It appears I can go anywhere I wish. Is this my assimilation, so many years in the making? Is this the long-sought sweetness?

Related Characters: Henry Park (speaker), John Kwang, Sherrie Chin-Watt
Page Number: 202
Explanation and Analysis: