I believe Amy Tan’s purpose for "Mother Tongue" was to make others aware of the different forms of English Language that has been translated by different cultures‚ specifically the Chinese translation. I arrived at that decision because she clearly expresses personal emotions‚ opinions‚ life events‚ and observations. I don’t believe the author’s goal changed throughout this analytical process. I found one other key point while conducting active reading on my selected article. On page 21 the author
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“Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ a famous Asian-American writer whose works focus a lot on mother-daughter relationships and the Chinese American experience. She grew up with a Chinese mother who spoke broken‚ or limited‚ English that was difficult for many people to understand. Amy Tan thinks because her mom spoke English differently‚ this caused Tan to speak English differently too. In her article‚ she talks about how language has the power to help shape the way people saw things‚ expressed things‚
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Amy Tan’s story “Mother Tongue” starts by the affirmation that she is not a scholar of English or literature. She is just a writer and the person who understand the power of language. From Tan’s observations from her daily life‚ she realizes that there are different types of English that she uses. The first time Tan notices the difference is when she gives a speech on her book “The Joy Luck Club” using academic English‚ the one that she never uses to talk with her mother. The second time is when
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The reading I will be doing my analysis essay on is “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan. I believe that the audience for this paper will be people who are uncertain about Amy Tan’s perspective in “Mother Tongue”. This audience would benefit from my analysis because they would gain additional perspective on the use and power of language. The analysis may also help to provide them with a more thorough look into the text so that they may find something to relate to their own experiences. This audience may be
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tongue – Amy Tan Introduction: I. My background and how it has not hindered my learning English language. I come from a Jewish Italian parent but it has not affected me or my language as I do have perfect English. I compare my experience similar to Amy Tan and I can definitely correlate with her with respect to coming from non English background but it has not hindered my quest to learn English language. Body: I. About Amy Tan’s essay – “Mother Tongue” In Amy Tan ’s essay - "Mother Tongue"
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Mothers Tongue Amy Tans "Mother Tongue" is a look into the way some people‚ look to language as a way as a sign of how educated you are. According to Amy she did not realize how we use different languages or different tones when we are engaging in conversation with others. When you are talking with friends or close family you would use different dialect or slang‚ then if you were talking to your boss or teacher. The tone of your voice can also show’s that if you are louder this might mean
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Worrell In Amy Tans "Mother Tongue" the emphasizes on american english‚ views on Amy’s mothers "Broken English". When speaking from amy’s mother tongue she rights using all sorts of different grammatical. When she is addressing an American professional Amy’s english is very proper. Amy views her mothers "broken english as normal. Amy knows her mother is not a dumb lady by any means she understands things like the stock market. Amy is frustrate by how society looks down on her mother as if she is
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world.” This quotation means language has no limit‚ it’s something that can be translated into a wide variety. Both Amy Tan in the essay‚ “Mother Tongue” and Richard Rodriguez in the essay‚ “Aria: Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood” write about their struggle with their identities not only because of their race‚ but also the language there families speak. Amy Tan and Richard Rodriguez both struggled with there families language conflicting with the need to speak the language of society. While children
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Transitional Phases "Mother Tongue" written by Amy Tan shows the many differences between immigrant families and non-immigrant families. Amy Tan describes the difficulty of growing up in a Chinese home and the transitions that she had to overcome to "fit in" to an American society. Personally‚ the transition between living above the Mason-Dixon line and then moving below it‚ was similar to that of Tan’s situation. Even though mine and Tan’s experiences vary from cultural and ethnic backgrounds
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Soe Tun English 103 Professor: Lucero Date: 10/17/2014 Mother Tongue For many people‚ language is not recognized as a form of communication‚ but as a barrier that limit them to connect with the world. This is a very common problem for people who immigrated to United State from other countries and who grew up under nonnative English-speaking family as a first-generation Asian American. In the article “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ she tells her personal story of how she overcomes her own language obstacles
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