Amy Tan A Mother's Tongue Summary

I think the main point Amy Tan is trying to make in A Mother's Tongue is that words are more than just words, sometimes you have to look behind them and read in between to understand the true meaning. For example, her mother did not speak perfect English, but the points and ideas she was trying to get across are what really were important. Not all people who speak the English language speak it the same way. A language can be subdivided into any number of dialects which each vary in some way from the parent English language. Mother Tongue, is an article based on the power of language; without standard language skills, one is identified as an outsider, often wrongly perceived and unfairly discriminated against.
After reading Mother Tongue;
For example, her mother did not speak perfect English, but the points and ideas she was trying to get across are what really were important.
The learning of one's mother tongue will provide an individual the right to study their culture and will also preserve family bonds and lessen cultural conflicts between generations. Moreover, language, the combination of specific words in a particular order, not only empowers individuals to participate as members of a designated community, it is also a fundamental key in enabling individuals to establish and define the dimensions of their identity.
After reading Mother Tongue; my belief of judging and not putting someone down, because of the way they speak is stronger than ever. I am reminded of those times growing up, then others would say something bad about my friends just because they couldn't express their thoughts and feelings due their limited language skills. I had many foreign born friends growing up, and I became their interpreter at times, as I understood the words they were trying to say when others did