or weaker. Despite the differences in these two works‚ “A Pair of Tickets” and “Hanging Fire” the two pieces are alike because each girl yearns for their mothers love but one gets it and the other doesn’t. In “A Pair of Tickets”the character Jing-mei‚ is an American woman on a pilgrimage to China to meet her half-sisters‚ who were also abandoned by her mother in China during World War II. She didn’t want to go back to China and meet her sisters because she was afraid that her half-sisters will
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A Pair of Tickets Amy Tan Amy Tan’s A Pair Of Tickets is a story concerning family and roots. June May‚ like the author herself‚ was a Chinese born in USA and grew up with an American background culture‚ whereas her mother grew up in China and then immigrated to America. Looking at the repeated words‚ we discussed that one there are many words such as mother‚ sister‚ father and Aiyi. Most of the characters in this story belong to one family‚ June May’s family. It suggests to us that the
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believes in the classic American dream‚ that with hard work‚ you can be whatever you want to be. Suyuan has a young daughter‚ Jing-mei‚ and is convinced that her daughter can be a child prodigy. For a long time‚ they try to find any hidden talents of the young girl. They tried many activities ranging from memorizing the Bible to performing acrobatics. At first‚ Jing-mei is excited about the idea of possibly being a prodigy. She takes quizzes to see if she has talent in any particular subject‚ but ends
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family with An-Mei as the daughter The purpose of the Joy Luck Club is to show the reader that people to reach their dream they have to make sacrifices and that their choices can change their fate. The language Amy Tan uses imagery to show how things affect the characters and how objects affect them as well. In the story‚ An-Mei’s mother marries a man named Wu-Tsing and they move into the house with him. An-Mei’s mom was the fourth wife. One day all the wives were at the house and An-Mei meet the second
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biological mother‚ Chun Mei in China. Dong Mei‚ also known as Grace Parker‚ is the protagonist who struggles between her Canadian and Chinese background. In a way‚ Grace sees her Chinese roots as an insult. Since she is raised in a Canadian family‚ she does not understand the importance of her Chinese roots‚ which is her true identity. When her parents enlighten her about a note given to them during adoption‚ the note informs them‚ “Dong Mei means Winter Plum-Blossom. And Chun-Mei‚ Spring Plum Blossom
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1.)Jing Mei is the daughter of Suyuan who is part of the joy luck club. When Suyuan dies‚ Jing Mei has to replace her mother at the joy luck club. Jing Mei has to step up and fulfill her mother’s wish: To meet Suyuan’s twin daughters and tell them about Suyuan’s life. Also‚ jing mei’s mother is always criticizing her‚ wich Jing Mei takes as a lack of affection‚ but actually it is because that is the only way for her other to show love. Jing mei is now thirty six years old. Her mother is dead‚ and
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How and why? Loke Mei Chin found a box of matches in the classroom was needed to celebrate her birthday. When the teacher out of the classroom to get the cake from the kitchen‚ Loke Mei Chin and Lee Huei Juin played with the matches in the classroom. Loke Mei Chin burnt her pointer finger (right hand). When it happened: Date 17 November 2008 Time 10:15a.m Where it happened: Hibiscus Classroom Number of children injured: 1 Details of any person injured Full name: Loke Mei Chin Age: 4 years
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The story “Two Kinds‚” written by Amy Tan‚ has a plot that many people can relate to while growing up as a child. The theme of the story is that there are two kinds of people: the one the mother wants her to be and the one Jing-mei (the protagonist and narrator of the story) strives to be. Both mother and daughter in the story have a very complicated relationship. The mother believes that you could become anything you wanted in America. The author emphasizes that Jing-mei’s mother tries to dominate
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Baldwin‚ Elijah Mitchell‚ and Nathaniel Reyes Jeremiah: (Passes out schedules) Jeremiah: (Holds up poster) Nathan: (Plays ukulele in background) Jeremiah: “Two Kinds” by Jeremiah Baldwin‚ Elijah Mitchell and Nathaniel Reyes. Author: Amy Tan. Jing-Mei Woo’s mother arrives in the United States in 1949 after losing her entire family including her first husband‚ their infant twin daughters‚ and her parents. Elijah: Once she settles in America‚ she never looks back. She believes that if you live in America
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In “Du Tenth Sinks the Jewel Box in Anger”‚ the author Feng Menglong shared a short story with us. In Ming dynasty‚ the courtesan Du Mei fell in love with the young stylish master‚ Li Jia. With the help of Li Jia’s friend‚ Liu Yuchun‚ they successfully get rid of madam’s control and became a real couple. But Li Jia was afraid of his traditional stubborn father not accepting them and wanted to maintain his great fortune and status in his family. In the same time‚ his new friend Sun Fu offered him
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