The tragedy of thousands of people uprooted from their homes to live in a foreign place might elicit an emotional response, but it is much more effective to show these struggles through the eyes of a single person, rather than from an economic or national point of view. Anyi does just that in “The Destination.” Anyi never forgets the individual difficulties of each character, she demonstrates what “It wasn't easy to live in Shanghai” (Anyi 137) means to each one. Characterize their difficulties with compassion and understand that, young or old, the changes in China have had an effect on everyone, and that everyone has the right to recognize this