Jing-Mei Character Analysis

Is it true when they say don't fall in love it's a trap, or when they say it's not a good thing? Are parents who motivate their child to do something they're good at, a good thing? Jing-mei and Luis didn't always get along with their parents and they didn't always do the right thing. But they always had parents that loved them. Although they're from two different short stories with similar character traits Jing-mei will always be herself, Luis will always want to escape but they will realize that their parents were there for them when they needed it the most. Would you rather be like someone else or be who you are? Jing-mei was a young girl, but her mother wanted her to be a "genius" at something. In Two Kinds it says, "At first my mother thought I could be a Chinese Shirley Temple." Jing-Mei's mother saw Shitley Temple on tv and decided to cut Jing-mei's hair like hers, thinking that she'd become a prodigy since she has her hair style. It also says, "...weekly lessons and a piano for me to practice on everyday, two hours a day, from four until six." Her mother saw this young girl on tv playing the piano and decided Jing-mei would play the piano. Your parents have a good interest in your future but no one is the same. When someone who was your biggest supporter dies, what do you do? Luis, who was a teenage boy was never the sweet
Luis and Jing-mei didn't have a close relationship with their parents. In the short story "Catch the Moon", "They ate in silence for a few minutes more." Luis and his father weren't close after his mom died since Luis was always out with his friends and his dad surrounded himself with working at the salvage yard. In the short story "Two Kinds" it says, "...like a betrayal that was now unspeakable." After Jing-mei told her mom she wasn't gonna play the piano and went against her moms wishes, they grew apart and never talked about the