English 10 GATE “Two Kinds” # 9 9) The title of the story‚ “Two Kinds‚” refers to two kinds of daughters that Jing-mei’s mother mentions: an obedient daughter (one that can live under her mom’s roof) and a daughter who follows her own mind. Jing-mei’s discovery about the two Schumann songs relate to the story because the two were “two halves of the same song” (Tan 107). The title means that Jing-mei’s mother wants one kind of daughter – an obedient one – but instead received another – one
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A Comparative Analysis of Characters: Two Women Rediscovering Love Most people don’t realize how similar they are to others. Specifically‚ two people in different short stories are going to be oblivious to one another. The character Delia‚ from author Zora Neale Hurston’s “Sweat” is remarkably like George Saunders’ character Callie in his short story “Puppy.” Though Saunders’ conjured up Callie more than seventy-five years after Hurston thought of Delia‚ the popular author incorporated some of
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make the right decisions for one’s child. Which is‚ giving one’s child a chance at every possibility to obtain success. But‚ how much of it is truly for one’s child and how much is for one’s own personal fulfillment? In the short story by Amy Tran ‘Two kinds” we see into the life of a young Chinese American and her mother‚ who wishes for nothing less than her daughter to be a protege. As readers learn about how Mother goes about with this desire‚ one comes to question her motives. Does she want this
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Two Character Compare/Contrast The main characters from the stories Of Mice and Men and "The Scarlet Ibis"‚ Lennie and Doodle‚ have similar dependencies‚ yet are completely different people. The writers of the book Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbech‚ and the writer of "The Scarlet Ibis"‚ James Hurst‚ outline characters that in certain characteristics‚ are almost exactly like or completely opposite. It is easily seen while reading these works the instant connection between these characters. One of the
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Essay Comparing and Contrasting “Two Kinds” vs. “Blue Winds Dancing” While both of these stories have different themes regarding cultural issues‚ the characters involved similarly have their own reasons that compel them to oppose their individual situations. In Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds” and in Tom Whitecloud’s “Blue Winds Dancing”‚ both narrators choose nonconformity regarding their unique situations‚ but have different motivations for doing so. In “Two Kinds”‚ the narrator struggles to be the ideal
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Suyuan and Jing-Mei’s relationship in The Joy Luck Club In The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan‚ Jing-Mei and her mother have a very rocky relationship. Tan develops a relationship between Suyuan and Jing-Mei that is distant in the beginning due to culture differences and miscommunication‚ but gradually strengthens with time and understanding. Both of them have different backgrounds and have been influenced by two different cultures. Suyuan grew up in China and behaves according to the Chinese
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Analysis of two essays Do you know the differences between honesty and integrity? “The Insufficiency of Honesty” which is from textbook‚ “Refining Reading Writing” (Dasgupta & Mei‚ 2008‚ p. 132)‚ was written by Stephen L. Carter. Carter discussed the differences between honesty and integrity in this essay. Stephen L. Carter (born October 26‚ 1954) is an American law professor‚ legal- and social-policy writer‚ columnist‚ and best-selling novelist (Stephen L. Carter‚ 2013). This essay first appeared
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Do your actions pull you closer to your culture or lure you towards modern society? Jing-mei‚ Rose‚ Waverly‚ and Lena all share one characteristic‚ regardless of their contrasting personalities. Their desires to fit into American culture contribute to the majority of their problems because they find themselves caught in-between two distant worlds - Chinese vs. American. Often in such situations‚ the girls seek escape to their American sides‚ disregarding their Chinese heritage. "I wanted my children
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“A New Kind of Dreaming” – Anthony Eaton Section 1 – Arrival Plot Development The story starts off with Jamie arriving at Port Barren then goes into a back flash when Jamie had been talking to Eddie before he had left. Eddie is locked up in prison and Jamie is about to be sent to Port Barren. They have a quite strong relationship because as they were growing up they had no one else but each other. Their mum died when they were young and their father disappeared somewhere but he was never there
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Sometimes everyone must consider if what they have done‚ or how they make decisions‚ is acceptable‚ or even logical. As discussed in the paper written by J.N. Hooker entitled‚ “Three Kinds of Ethics”‚ it goes on to describe how the three kinds of ethics are applied‚ and created. To distinguish between the three kinds‚ we must dedicate thought to our actions‚ and consider why we make these choices. Since the world isn’t perfect‚ and we cannot stop the criminal‚ let’s put a halt to the crimes that they
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