The waitress is a middle-aged Korean woman who works at Daniel's favorite Korean restaurant. She rudely refuses to give Natasha a fork and tells Daniel to teach her to use chopsticks, but the reader later learns why she behaves this way: her own son married a white girl, and her husband refused to allow their son to maintain a relationship with them because of that choice. Because of this, the waitress believes that people like Natasha—that is, non-Koreans—"take" Korean children away from their families.
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The Waitress Character Timeline in The Sun is Also a Star
The timeline below shows where the character The Waitress appears in The Sun is Also a Star. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 60
...a time a friend asked if it was dog, but Natasha doesn't ask. When the waitress hands Natasha chopsticks, Natasha asks for a fork. The waitress tells Daniel to teach his...
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The waitress arrives with seafood soup and two uncooked eggs. Daniel explains that it's called soon dubu,...
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Chapter 61
The waitress, who has a Korean accent, says that Daniel needs to teach his girlfriend to use...
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Chapter 72
Natasha thinks that she and Daniel would still be kissing if their waitress hadn't returned. Natasha wants to take Daniel to the Museum of Natural History, her favorite...
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