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    i mean by they both try and live life in many different ways you ask well from the details in in the story it says that the dad was rich and you may ask then why didn’t he help the family out and give them some money well he wasn’t that kind of person he’s the kind of person that only cares about himself. Ben’s dad just wanted to move on in life so while he was gone he had met a new family and that then became his new family to love and care for and give them the life that he wants his kids to live

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    In the excerpts “The Violin” and “Jing Mei Woo:Two Kinds”‚ the authors demonstrate their maternal relationships between mother and child. In Amy Chua’s novel Battle Hymn of A Tiger Mom‚ she shows how she and her daughter have a very tense yet close relationship‚ while in Amy Tan’s novel The Joy Luck Club‚ she and her mother have a very strict and unloving relationship. Both mothers want more out of their daughters‚ but Tan’s mother is much stricter and more intense about her commitment to the piano

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    Metamorphosis in Amy Tan’s Story‚ “Two Kinds” The excerpt from “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan describes the conflict between a mother and her rebellious daughter. The psychological effect of the struggle between personal freedom and the persistence of her mother’s will is shown as the protagonist and narrator‚ Jing-mei‚ recollects her upbringing. The transformation of her personality‚ under these circumstances‚ remains present throughout her life. Amy Tan uses a variety of narrative techniques to show

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    between Mother and Daughter in “Two Kinds” In the story “Two Kinds”‚ author Amy Tan‚ who is a Chinese-American‚ describes the conflicts in the relationship of a mother and daughter living in California. The protagonist in this story Jing-mei Woo’s mother is born and raised in China‚ and immigrates to the United States to escape from the Chinese Civil War. For many years she maintained complete Chinese traditional values‚ and has been abided by it deliberately. This kind of traditional Chinese culture

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    different short stories are discovering themselves as people. All of the characters make decisions that could decide who they are. All of their identities are revealed to them in very unexpected ways. In the short stories‚ “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan‚ “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan‚ and “The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant” by W.D. Wetherell‚ the characters learn about their identities through significant moments. First‚ Amy Tan from the short story‚ “Fish Cheeks”‚ understands about her identity at her family’s

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    07 December 2009 Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” – A Feminist Perspective Shirley Jackson’s short story‚ “The Lottery” details the obvious gender roles in the small village where it takes place and also represents those that are often present in our own society. Women are often seen as inferior to men in societal groups. In “The Lottery”‚ this is represented by the absence of any dominant female character in the story. Gender roles are evident among the villagers; even the children are guided

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    The Lottery A healthy harvest has always been important to civilizations. Once field preparation is done‚ the farmer can only wait and hope that the correct balance of rain and sun will ensure a good harvest. Many ancient cultures believed that growing crops represented the life cycle; hence they believed ritual sacrifice was needed to guarantee a good crop. In this short story "The Lottery‚" Shirley Jackson uses this archetype to showcase man ’s inherent need for such ritual. The story is set

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    Paul Fallon Professor Vladick College Writing II 27 March 2013 The Lottery Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery is a short story about a small village that has an event every year called the lottery. Jackson does not let the reader know right away about the irony of the lottery; it is not something the villagers would want to win. Jackson does not give away the consequences of the lottery until the end of the story. Jackson applies some strong literacy devices in her story. She manages to manipulate

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    In the story “Two Kinds”‚ Tan portrays how excessive parental control alienates a child and makes them insecure causing them to rebel against their parent’s beliefs and standards. The mother lives her dreams through her daughter. She moved to America from China because she believed that anything is possible there. She wanted to give her daughter everything she did not have as a child which is a chance to be successful and have a good life. The mother expected her daughter to be a prodigy. She would

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    Though the two stories “Fish cheeks” and “Two Kinds” have many similarities‚ their differences play a key role in defining each individual story. Both stories have the same basic setup; they are each told from the point of view of a young Asian-American girl‚ who are both the daughters of generation Chinese immigrants. This proves to be a source of conflict in the two stories‚ due to the fact that the cultural and generational differences between both mother-daughter duos. In the story “Fish Cheeks

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