The Audacity Of Hope, By Amy Tan

Culture affects how we perceive others and the world in many different ways. Culture is constructed by a number of different elements that define who we are. Depending on a person's culture there are many different positions that often affect what we do on a daily basis. Every culture teaches others how to communicate, connect, and cooperate with one another. They teach them how to handle situations according to their cultures guidelines. Most cultures often think that their customs should be carried into further generations, but this is not always the case some, but only a few tend to stray away, but not too much because their culture is always going to be deeply rooted inside of them.(Alexis Spradley)
In addition, culture is sometimes used as a magnifying glass or telescope to explain an act of prosperity and defeat. Former president Obama once implied in his book “The Audacity of Hope” that black culture is to blame for African Americans plight or difficult situation, in other words he was saying that we as African americans grasp the concept that culture matters but that culture is shaped by different situations and events. What
The mother wants the best for her daughter, Jing-mei, but Jing-mei is fighting her. Jing-mei’s mother has the internal conflict of wanting the best for her daughter. She also has the external conflict of Jing-mei not being motivated enough to become a prodigy. Jing-mei’s mother is right to push her daughter. In “Two kinds” one example would be: “America was where all my mother’s hopes and dreams lay. She had come here in 1949 after losing everything in China. Over the years, I have learned it is not uncommon for parents to want the best for their children. No parent would ever want to see their child struggle in the real world and if they can help it, parents will stop at nothing to achieve that goal. (Joey