And after seeing my mother's disappointed face once again, something inside me began to die. i hated the tests, the raised hopes and failed expectations. before going to bed that night, i looked in the mirror above the bathroom sink and when i saw only my face staring back—and that it would always be this ordinary face—i began to cry. such a sad, ugly girl! i made high-pitched noises like a crazed animal, trying to scratch out the face in the mirror. and then i saw what seemed to be the prodigy side of me—because i had never seen that face before. i looked at my reflection, blinking so i could see more clearly. the girl staring back at me was angry, powerful. this girl and i were the same. i had new thoughts, willful thoughts, or rather thoughts filled with lots of won’ts. i won’t let her change me, i promised myself. i won’t be what i’m not.   which character trait emerges as a result of jing-mei's conflict with her mother? honesty willfulness wickedness nervousness