Throughout “The Paper Menagerie ” I read about themes of connection and dispute. In the beginning it talks about the bond Kan Kan and his mother shared. We learn about her culture and the magic she got from her mom. In the beginning shares her powers with Kan Kan and this how they first show a strong connection. Kan Kan got into a dispute with another kid from school that ended up him making him look at his mom differently. This is how there bond ends up suffering. This is why at the end of the story we learn about his mothers side of the connection through a letter she wrote to him when was going to pass away. She writes about the connection she shared with her mother and was able to get the magic from her mom passed to her. The connection she shared with Kan Kan let the magic made the magic real and stronger.