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Two Kinds Questions
1. Jing-Mei’s main dominant characteristic is that she wants to make it on her own independently regardless of her foundation of a Chinese-American. It is due to these circumstances and also the fact that her mother pushes her so hard that her characteristics are developed. She is very stubborn, rigid, and even harsh and cruel throughout the story. At times her stubbornness also led to her being very rebellious as well.
2. Due to the fact that her mother had a clear expectation of what she wanted her child to develop into, Jing-Mei is often dominated and dictated by her mother. In turn, Jing-Mei resists her mother’s attempts to control and discipline her. She also begins to resent all of the pressures that her mother puts on her for high achievement. The relationship that they have clearly changes as Jing-Mei realizes that she has been purposely underachieving for so long that she has never really attempted her best at anything. By the end of the story, although her mother is dead, she appreciates all that she has tried to do for her and all that she has pushed her to be.
3. Jing- Mei wants to live her life independently and basically do as she desires. Her mother however, constantly pushes her to find a hidden talent and become a famous child prodigy. I feel that the underlying roots of this issue is the fact that Jing- Mei is undergoing an internal conflict between the Chinese culture that her mother pushes upon her within her household and the American culture that she sees and experiences around her. Jing- Mei desires more to adopt an independent and Americanized culture, and her mother is pretty stuck in her ways and what she wants Jing-Mei to become. I feel that his is also derived from the fact that Jing-Mei has not had to undergo the things that her mother has, and has only really experienced the American world that she sees around her.
4. I feel that the pieces of music that Jing- Mei plays towards the end represent the
1. Jing-Mei’s main dominant characteristic is that she wants to make it on her own independently regardless of her foundation of a Chinese-American. It is due to these circumstances and also the fact that her mother pushes her so hard that her characteristics are developed. She is very stubborn, rigid, and even harsh and cruel throughout the story. At times her stubbornness also led to her being very rebellious as well.
2. Due to the fact that her mother had a clear expectation of what she wanted her child to develop into, Jing-Mei is often dominated and dictated by her mother. In turn, Jing-Mei resists her mother’s attempts to control and discipline her. She also begins to resent all of the pressures that her mother puts on her for high achievement. The relationship that they have clearly changes as Jing-Mei realizes that she has been purposely underachieving for so long that she has never really attempted her best at anything. By the end of the story, although her mother is dead, she appreciates all that she has tried to do for her and all that she has pushed her to be.
3. Jing- Mei wants to live her life independently and basically do as she desires. Her mother however, constantly pushes her to find a hidden talent and become a famous child prodigy. I feel that the underlying roots of this issue is the fact that Jing- Mei is undergoing an internal conflict between the Chinese culture that her mother pushes upon her within her household and the American culture that she sees and experiences around her. Jing- Mei desires more to adopt an independent and Americanized culture, and her mother is pretty stuck in her ways and what she wants Jing-Mei to become. I feel that his is also derived from the fact that Jing-Mei has not had to undergo the things that her mother has, and has only really experienced the American world that she sees around her.
4. I feel that the pieces of music that Jing- Mei plays towards the end represent the