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With all those intriguing anecdotes, we can see that Tan is never considered as a talented writer when she grew up, and what made she stand out is because she loves language. Mother tongue “shaped the way Tan saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world”, and it is also a treasure for us to find the root of ourselves, since it consists the tradition of a culture and the heritage of a family (Tan, 398). The spirit of Tan is not only applicable on writing, but also many other fields which right now may seemed as our weakness. Be confidence and have passion on doing what we loved.
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