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In the excerpt “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan, a daughter’s cultural views are put up against her own mother’s views and beliefs. The one and only daughter in the excerpt, Amy Tan, feels imprisoned by her mother’s control. Her mother tried her best to influence young Amy. Amy eventually got fed up with her mother's control and got angry with her mom. She eventually cried,”Why don’t you like me the way I am?”(Tan 20) giving a great example Amy and her mom has very different belief views. Amy believes that she…
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Thang Khup ENGL 1102 Diebert 10/10/2014 Two kinds Two kinds is the story about a Chinese mother who migrated to American. The story is representing the relationship between every mother and children. In the story, the high expectation that every mother have on their children can be seemed. Also how the children feel when they are fall short of the expectation that their parents have on them can be seemed. Since…
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life to revolve around cultural conflict and putting others needs in front of yours? This is a problem faced by many individuals in this world. This usually happens to children who leave their hometown and move to a different country. These kids are expected to keep their culture and identity which causes many disputes between them and their parents. It's a tough decision on whether to adapt to the new culture or live a life your parents want for you. The story “Two Kinds” is about Jing-Mei and how her…
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quality of life is not the best, with more than 1 billion people living on that land, resources are sometimes not enough for everyone. That is why a lot of Chinese quit China for America to offer a better life to their children. Amy Tan, an American writer, wrote the story “Two Kinds” about a mother who pushes her daughter to become a prodigy. The story begins with a mother that lays all of her hope on her adoptive country and on her daughter. After losing everything in China, she arrives in America in…
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Katie Carkuff Professor Brooks English 1102 8 February 2017 The Character of Jing-Mei by Amy Tan in “Two Kinds” In the story “Two Kinds” presents a conflict of an overbearing mother and rebel daughter kind of relationship. Mrs. Woo the mother of main character Jing-Mei has big hopes and dreams for her young daughter. Jing-Mei on the other hand has other plans for her life as much as her mother pushes her to be the so called “prodigy child”. Jing-Mei also narrator tells the story…
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It is not often that people see eye to eye on everything, but a conflict based on culture and how they differ from each other is pretty rare. In "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, Jing-mei and her mother have a disagreement on the American Dream and what it actually means. Jing-mei's culture and her mother's culture are very different. Jing-mei's mother grew up in Korea and has…
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demanding for the newcomers, especially those who belonged to African and Asian races. The way such background influenced the classic generation gap and the family relationship is described in two famous short stories: “Everyday use” by Alice Walker and “Two kinds” by Amy Tan. In the first one we see the siblings conflict in the Afro-American family, where one of the sisters was given a chance to get a proper education, while the other stays at home, living a traditional life with little prospective. The…
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non-English-speaking households? This educational reality often results in conflicts at an interpersonal, political, and social level. Although the challenge is extremely daunting, America needs to take active measures in creating and implementing an educational system that gives people of all ages the minimal skills to communicate in an increasingly competitive and complex world. The novel “The Joy Luck Club,” by Amy Tan, examines the relationship between American-born daughters, and their, traditionally…
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Both sisters, Maggie and Dee, grew up in a poor home ruled by a powerful, masculine mother. While they had similar cultural backgrounds, they grew up to be two very different people. Maggie grew up a poor girl relying on her mama, and she stayed a poor girl relying on her mama. She walked like a lame dog, with her chin on her chest, and rarely spoke. Dee said, “Maggie’s brain is like an elephant’s.”, referring…
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The author, Amy Tan, is able to develop a theme by having the essential elements of the conflict being directly found in the story. All their disagreements, internal and external, are described to the reader in great detail. She begins by explaining how the narrator(Jing-mei)’s mother viewed America, not her herself. “My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America(Chunk 1).” At this point, she is very young and believes what her mother says is true. However, as the story progresses…
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