Amy Tan Mother Tongue Summary

After reading the narrative “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan. It can be said that it is an engaging 1st person narrative where the author utilized some of her different memories to connect with the audience. At times explaining her feelings of sadness and embarrassment to strengthen her points. Thus, creating an emotional piece that had me connected with every sentence. I experienced a sense of empathy. The narrative started at the present time with a memory where the writer found herself speaking to a crowd where her mother was present. At that moment she realized that the way she was speaking was one subconsciously tailored for an audience that did not include her mother, and was different than the English she was custom to speaking in her personal