Two kinds This story shows the struggling relationship between mother and daughter. Although the mother wants the daughter to be a great prodigy‚ the daughter wants to be her own person with her own personality. I see this‚ not exact‚ but similar situation‚ in many families around me. In my opinion‚ as long as the child is doing great something useful and enjoyable with themselves then they are doing the right thing. I understand a parent wanting the best for their child but
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assignment for the short story “Two Kinds” The main character is Jing-mei that is forced to play piano by her mother. The mother wants her daughter to be a prodigy. The mother is fascinated by the American dream. She thinks that you need to work your way up. However‚ Jing-mei do not want to be someone else. She cannot play piano. She says that it would not happen. She only wants to be herself. The mother hire a professional pianist that should teach her daughter to play piano. Some examples of
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hopes lay.” (2) In these words from “Two Kinds‚” the narrator describes her mother’s belief that you can be anything you want to be in America even famous. (3) In her search for a better life than the one she left in China‚ the narrator’s mother pushes her daughter to become a child prodigy. (4) The narrator tries to fulfill her mother’s expectations at first. (5) Eventually‚ she does not want to be a prodigy. (6) The differing values between mother and daughter create conflict between them when the
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“Overview of ‘Two Kinds’” In Elisabeth Piedmont-Marton’s “Overview of ‘Two Kinds’” Jing-Mei’s mother longs for power in the local domestic sphere. Jing-Mei ‚ the daughter‚ has other ideas about culture and power and the role that is played in both. Jing-Mei begins to learn the distinction of Chinese culture and American culture‚ and which gender holds the power in each. Piedmont-Marton explores the role of the daughter struggling to find an individual identity and the mother who has dreams of power
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“Two kinds”and “tiger moms” The passages “Two kinds” and “Tiger moms”‚ in these two stories there are some similar points‚ also they have some different points. And in these two stories‚ the two characters ‚ Amy’s mother in “Two kinds” and Amy Chua in “Tiger moms” has similar and different‚ so I am going to compare and contrast the two characters. The two mothers have same points in these two stories. First‚ both of them wants their child to be great‚ and both of them are use the strictly Chinese
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Club‚ by Amy Tan‚ centers on the interconnected story lines of four immigrant Chinese-American mothers and their now grown‚ adult daughters. The mothers meet every month to play Mahjong and enjoy Chinese delicacies in their social group‚ the ‘Joy Luck Club’. When Jing-Mei “June” Woo’s mother Suyan Woo dies‚ June takes her mother’s place at the meetings. At June’s first meeting‚ the older women tell her stories about the past in China and lament the barriers between The other three mothers worry
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important for the theme because it provides both historical‚ and cultural context for the characters. The setting of “Two Kinds” helps support the theme of the story for those exact same reasons. Historical context is of great importance in a story as it helps the reader understand what the implications of a character’s actions would be at that specific time. The story of “Two kinds” takes place in the United States during the late 1950’s‚ where during that period in time a child’s rebelliousness was
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Keh Keh Mr. Aaron Smith 10532-040 February‚ 25‚ 2012 Father and Daughter In this essay I am going to talk about father and daughter relationships. Father and daughter share a unique relationship. The father’s relationship with his daughter may develop into a sincere friendship. A father can be a good teacher to his daughter. They share a meaningful relationship with one another‚ such as‚ love‚ hate‚ help‚ joy‚ peace‚ happy and sad. The one that I am going to talk about in my essay is
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Most children struggle to establish who they are. In ‘Two Kinds’‚ does Jing-Mei know who she is or is she struggling because of her mother’s view? Throughout the entire story‚ her mother is pushing her daughter to be the best or to be a prodigy which leads Jing-Mei to struggle within herself on who she can be. As she struggled‚ she had two halves pulling at her which was her mother’s expectations and her thoughts telling her she wasn’t anything special. As she grew up‚ she accepted defeat that she
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The Impact a Mother-Child Relationship Has On Identity As our individual lives progress we learn that the choices we make contribute to who we become. The places we go‚ the people we meet‚ and the pains we endure are some of the many things that shape us into who we are. The influence on our individuality begins at a much earlier age with the first person we meet‚ our mother. The negative effects of a mother-child relationship impact an individual significantly. The psychological experiences from
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