Amy Tan’s short story “Two Kinds” tells the story of the relationship between the protagonist‚ Jing Mei Woo and her mother. Jing-Mei’s mother believes that America‚ is the land of opportunity where she could be‚ “anything she wanted”(1). Hence‚ she has high hopes that her daughter will become a prodigy. Her mother is unclear of what exactly that could be‚ considering her search through a myriad of avenues. Nevertheless‚ she knows that with hard work‚ there is success. In the beginning
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“Two Kinds” The first paragraph of Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds”‚ presents a young daughter’s view of her mother and the life she believes you can have in america. “You can be anything” (479) ; her mother was determined to make her daughter a prodigy‚ but as we read on we learn about a girl and her rebellious nature and how there are “two kinds” of children in this world. As a child you only learn what you are taught or what you see done around you and and in the beginning the young girl was so hopeful “I
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more on what type of intentions others have. When finding your own identity it is easy to get caught up in the materialistic things in life. When one’s identity is being described‚ people tend to think of one’s image. In the story “Fish Cheeks” Amy Tan explained in paragraph one that when she was a teen‚ all she wanted for Christmas was a “slim new American nose.” Meaning she did not like her Chinese image. Throughout the story she admitted that she wanted so badly to be an American and fit in when
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they are both writing pieces by authors writing in first person about their books or writings. Amy Tan and Isaac Asimov are both writing about something specific about their writings. Amy Tan talks about how her experiences with her mother contributes to her writing and Isaac Asimov analyzes why he is a good science fiction writer and what it takes to be one. In the article Mother Tongue by Amy Tan‚ Amy writes about what it was like growing up with her mother’s limited English. "because when I
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Tan Position Paper Amy Tan’s essay “Mother Tongue” describes the author’s mother as having ”broken” English and being treated unfairly for it. Tan writes about the different types of English and how her mother‚ who is from china‚ has her own type of English to express herself with. But sadly‚ some people are short with her mother‚ just because they don’t understand her. Tan Begins to write about the different “Englishes” she uses in her everyday life. She describes speaking differently
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short story "Two Kinds‚" Amy Tan explores the clash of cultures between a first-generation Chinese-American daughter‚ Jing-mei‚ and her mother‚ Suyan‚ a Chinese immigrant. Suyan is certain that Jing-mei can become a prodigy if she only tries hard enough. At first Jing-mei is eager to try‚ but she always falls short of her mother’s expectations. She decides that the prodigy in her is the girl who would steadfastly refuse to be what she is not. While the mother and daughter reveal their personality
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Amy Tan’s essay fails as a rhetorical essay. This can be proven with a substantial amount of evidence‚ with a definitive lack of ethos and logos throughout the essay. This makes her point lack a backbone due her lack of credibility and proof. With the lack of these two rhetorical tools she fails to convince her audience of her point. In failing to do these objectives for rhetorical pieces‚ essay loses meaning and it’s message. Within this Essay the author Amy Tan about the stereotypes that Asian
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Two kinds Two kinds is a fictional story written by the Chinese-American author Amy Tan. She was born in Oakland California. In this story‚ the writer explains the conflict and the problem of the mother-daughter relationships and also reveals about American life and the American dream. In this story‚ Nikon is shown as the main protagonist and the whole story is all about the writers feeling towards event during her childhood. The author also tries to explain the mother-daughter relationship and reveals
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Mei’s mother believed that you could be anything you wanted to be in America. (p 405) America is where all Jing Mei’s mothers hope lay. She had come to America in 1949 after losing everything in china. The main character of the story is Jing Mei (Amy Tan) who is also the protagonist in the story. Her mother is the antagonist‚ who is always urging Jing Mei to try new things and discover new talents. Jing Mei feels as if her mother wants her to be something she is not. Other characters in the story
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In Tthe story “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ a Chinese immigrant of English language writer‚ starts beingsher essay by with the author stating that while she is not a scholar of English literature‚ but she is trying to give express her personal opinions about regarding English language and how fascinating the language is for hershe finds the language. In addition‚ she explains that language is becomes a powerful tool to evoke an emotion‚ a visual image‚ a complex idea‚ or a simple truth. Furthermore
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