My relatives murmured with pleasure when my mother brought out the whole steamed fish. Robert grimaced. Then my father poked his chopsticks just below the fish eye and plucked out the soft meat. "Amy, your favorite," he said, offering me the tender fish cheek. I wanted to disappear.
—“Fish Cheeks,”
Amy Tan
What do the precise words tell you about the different people’s reactions to the fish?
Everyone at the table thinks that it looks delicious.
Robert finds it unpleasant, and the author is embarrassed by it.
It looks delicious, but it has a terrible taste and smell that causes Robert’s reaction.
The relatives pretend to like it, while Robert clearly shows that he does not.