Rebellion or Reason in Amy Tan’s: Two Kinds In the short story “Two Kinds”‚ written by Amy Tan‚ the character Jing-Mei appears to be rebelling. But‚ what is she rebelling against? I feel she is rebelling against her mother’s competitive relationship with her Auntie Lindo and her daughter‚ Waverly. She is struggling to establish her identity by purposely not measuring up to her mother’s standards. This in turn‚ allows her to enforce her boundaries. Jing-Mei’s mother wanted the best for her; she
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In Tthe story “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ a Chinese immigrant of English language writer‚ starts beingsher essay by with the author stating that while she is not a scholar of English literature‚ but she is trying to give express her personal opinions about regarding English language and how fascinating the language is for hershe finds the language. In addition‚ she explains that language is becomes a powerful tool to evoke an emotion‚ a visual image‚ a complex idea‚ or a simple truth. Furthermore
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in each one of them. If a story lacks a proper theme‚ it feels unfulfilled. It has the reader feeling like his or her time is wasted‚ as a story without a lesson learned is just simply empty calories for the brain. In the short story “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan there is also a theme that can be discovered by reading‚ and deducing the hidden meaning that the author is trying to teach the reader. It is a story about a young girl named June who
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Amy Tan’s Use of Prologues to Bridge the Gap Between Chinese and American Culture Cultural divides are difficult to overcome in storytelling because understanding another culture is a not an easy task. However‚ in The Joy Luck Club‚ Amy Tan does a wonderful job of making the Chinese culture comprehensible to American readers. With a culture that is exceedingly different from the American way of life‚ Tan presents both cultures side by side in order to draw attention to their differences. One way
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Jing Mei’s mother believed that you could be anything you wanted to be in America. (p 405) America is where all Jing Mei’s mothers hope lay. She had come to America in 1949 after losing everything in china. The main character of the story is Jing Mei (Amy Tan) who is also the protagonist in the story. Her mother is the antagonist‚ who is always urging Jing Mei to try new things and discover new talents. Jing Mei feels as if her mother wants her to be something she is not. Other characters in the story
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Mother Tongue I think there are two points in Tan’s essay. One main point is that her mother’s language has the power to shape not only Tan’s identity‚ but also the relationship she has with her mother. Her mother’s language helped shaped the way she saw things‚ expressed things‚ and made sense of the world. Though her mother’s English was broken or limited‚ she had no trouble understanding it‚ because she grew up with this language and she has adapted her mother’s way expression. She took part
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Symbolism is frequent in Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club. The two symbols I chose are the jade pendant and the red candle. Each symbol has a significant meaning to the respective characters. In the “Best Quality” her now deceased mother Suyuan gives June a green pendant(life’s importance). The pendant was given to her after she and Waverly Jong got into a verbal altercation. In order‚ to fully understand why her mother decided to her the pendant you have to break down the situation. As a child‚ Waverly
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Tan Position Paper Amy Tan’s essay “Mother Tongue” describes the author’s mother as having ”broken” English and being treated unfairly for it. Tan writes about the different types of English and how her mother‚ who is from china‚ has her own type of English to express herself with. But sadly‚ some people are short with her mother‚ just because they don’t understand her. Tan Begins to write about the different “Englishes” she uses in her everyday life. She describes speaking differently
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Two Kinds: The Search for Contentment In "Two Kinds‚" Amy Tan writes about the struggles between a futile daughter and her persistent mother. This excerpt from her novel‚ "The Joy Luck Club‚" explores several other important themes‚ such as the control over one’s destiny‚ the freedom of decision-making‚ and the attempt to live the American Dream.’ However‚ the last paragraph in "Two Kinds" reflects the story’s most important theme the search for one self’s true identity. The premise of this
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Two Halves of the Same Song “My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America” (526). This is the first sentence in “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan spoken by the narrator’s point of view‚ Jing-mei‚ the daughter. The story was a direct reflection of love vs. rebellion with the mother and the daughter‚ presented in a humorous almost sounding sarcastic tone to show the two kinds of people in the story; the one the mother thought the daughter should be and the one the daughter thought she
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