A Fine Line between all Hopes and Joy; a review of ethnic and cultural differences of “The Joy Luck Club”‚ by Amy Tan This must be one of the most deep and heart-warming tale about four Chinese women and their daughters. Four generations of stories from eight different perspectives‚ experiencing ethnic and racial differences‚ in pre revolutionary China and decades later‚ in America‚ where their daughters are all grown up. Abandoned‚ repressed and separated from their loved ones‚ and unable to
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I think the main point Amy Tan is trying to make in A Mother’s Tongue is that words are more than just words‚ sometimes you have to look behind them and read in between to understand the true meaning. For example‚ her mother did not speak perfect English‚ but the points and ideas she was trying to get across are what really were important. Not all people who speak the English language speak it the same way. A language can be subdivided into any number of dialects which each vary in some way from
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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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Oct 3‚ 2014 Rachelle 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
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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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Amy Tan Mother Tongue: In the short story "Mother Tongue" by author Amy Tan‚ she speaks of her mother’s English as "broken English" because her mother came from China and spoke as though she was unintelligent. Growing up Amy knew two languages. When she spoke to her mother she used elementary style words and spoke as though she did not know the language‚ while in front of fluent English speakers‚ she spoke eloquently with an impressive vocabulary. Amy becomes uncomfortable with the word broken
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In the article “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ she tells her personal story of how she overcomes her own language obstacles. After I read this article‚ I have different feeling and opinions on the languages that I am speaking. I used to think that language is just a tool or form of communication that allow me to communicate with other people. Personally‚ I speak
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An Argument for Using Native Language in the Classroom In the essay “Mother Tongue‚” Amy Tan describes the limited English skills of her mother‚ a Chinese immigrant‚ noting that “my mother had long realized the limitations of her English” **Tan citation here**. Tan goes on to describe how her mother had to compensate for these limitations throughout her life. This is the experience of many immigrants to the United States‚ who struggle to learn a new language while adapting to life in a new country
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“Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ she writes about how her mother’s broken English‚ and about the extent that it affected her language. She writes this piece in a method that is easy to understand‚ and she simply expresses her personal opinion: That whenever someone doesn’t speak proper English they are susceptible to criticism and bad treatment. Amy Tan expresses how her mother is treated unfairly by people just because she cannot speak proper English. Throughout this reflection Amy mentions a troubled
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Amy Tan’s short story‚ “Mother Tongue” is an admirable tale that discusses the implied meaning of languages and how language is not only a device of communication‚ but a social tool of measuring an individuals’ worth. Tan’s purpose was to show us how language separates‚ unites‚ or isolates those who don’t speak the common way as well as others. The differences between us and others do not make anyone less of a person. She tells us the different circumstances and struggles when her mother had been
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