A Thematic Analysis Of The Song 'My Way'

To begin the story “Two Kinds”, the song “My Way” sung by Frank Sinatra, would greatly pair with this short story. Not only does the song complement the ideas and themes shown throughout “Two Kinds”, but it also enhances them, making it clear to the listener what connections are forming between the two pieces of literature. In addition to that, the theme of independence is frequently seen in both the song and short story. As a result, the song could play anywhere in the scene and still fit perfectly with the overall tone of the story. However, the ideal place to start “My Way” would be when Jing-Mei first begins to realize her independent self. When the scene opens up with Jing-Mei taking a test to determine if she is a prodigy or not, the song would begin to play in the background. As she continues to perform the different tasks handed to her the second verse would begin to play “I've lived a life that's full/I've traveled
It is at this moment when the fourth verse would excellently complement the story, “I planned each charted course/Each careful step along the byway/And more, much more than this/I did it my way.” In these lines, it encompasses Jing-Mei’s entire journey to achieve independence. The first and second lyric summarizes her scheme to fail at the talent show. And the third and fourth lyric shows that even though failing at the talent show caused her much embarrassment, what she got out of it was “more, much more than this, I did it my way.” This last line is key to the theme of the story. It declares that Jing-Mei has finally made some progress in attaining her independence. This first productive step towards her goal gives her some room to exercise her free will. This is something that is crucial to know, since she will act upon that right for the rest of the