Summary Of Two Kinds By Amy Tan

In Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds,” Tan explores the difficult relationship between a Chinese mother and her daughter. They have different perspectives because they come from different generations and grew up in different cultures. The narrator’s mother came to America from China, leaving all of the people she loved behind. She came to California in the hopes that she will become ”instantly famous” (1095). These dreams of becoming famous get pushed down onto the narrator. The narrator and the mother lack communication in their relationship. The mother wants what is best for her family, but the daughter cannot handle the pressure of making a name for her family. The mother is living in a fantasy and the daughter is grounded in the reality that