Quynh Tran Professor Victoria Murray Expository Writing II 10/2/2014 Two Kinds "Two Kinds" is truly an amazing work; it captivates readers by telling a story of a young girl trying to find herself. Amy Tan does a phenomenal job‚ not only by portraying a very real mother-daughter relationship‚ but at showing how much a young girl can change. Jing-Mei evolves throughout the story in a way that many people can relate to; crushed hopes
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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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“B4 Rosa – Here I Stand‚” “Najee Dorsey.” Claudette Colvin was fifteen-years-old when she refused to give up her bus seat. A young girl living in Montgomery was one of first to come in contact with bus segregation and refuse‚ but not many people know that. “Black leaders believed her young age‚ complexion and low social standing did not make for a strong face for the Civil Rights Movement‚ so her act went largely unrecognized.” (Rushworth) Her age played a huge role in many reasons why she wasn’t
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Carmen Morales English 201-101 Feb 29‚ 2012 Prof. Wright Assignment: “Two Kinds” Piano “Two Kinds” By Amy Tan is about Jing Mei mother who is clear in her daughter’s goals. She want Jing Mei to be a prodigy and famous. Her mother send her to the hair solon to make her look like Shirley Temple. She also forces Jing Mei to take piano lesson and soon has a recital‚ Jing Mei was confident to play. Her mother invites their auntie Lindo because she
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bring enjoy-ment if you fulfil the expectation or it can lead to disappointment if you don’t. Every individual will not get through life without having some sort of expectation to something‚ and this as well include parents too. The short story ’Two Kinds’ written by Amy Tan is from 1989‚ and it delineates a mother’s attempt to push her daughter into achieving a prodigious lifestyle. The mother is an immi-grant from China‚ but her daughter is born in America. The cultural difference of their upbringing
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’s story "Two Kinds" is a battle of wills between the narrator‚ a young Chinese American girl‚ and her mother‚ a Chinese immigrant. "Two Kinds" is a coming-of-age story‚ in which the narrator‚ Jing-mei‚ struggles to forge her own sense of identity in the face of her strong-willed mother ’s dream that she become a "prodigy." Jing-mei is caught between her Chinese mother ’s traditional ideas about how to raise a daughter‚ and her own development as a Chinese American girl straddling two cultures.
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In “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan‚ two kinds of perspectives bring a new meaning to the ordinary American dream. Jing-Mei‚ the daughter of Suyuan Woo‚ a Chinese immigrant mother strongly believes in living the American Dream. In Order to live the life they wish Suyuan had hopes in fame. Their American fairytale to journey lavishly included an astonishing talent. They would practice mocking the famous Shirley Temple. As a mother and daughter they became partners by trying to make Jing-Mei have a talent that
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ID# 1723801 English 103-276 January 17‚ 2011-01-17 Two Kinds Amy Tan In the short story “Two Kinds”‚ Amy Tan uses the narrator’s point of view to share a mother’s attempt to control her daughter’s dreams and ambitions. Tan`s short story is an example of how differing personalities cause struggles between a parent and child. Children often fall victim to a parent trying too hard or expectations being too high‚ and in the case of "Two Kinds‚" we see Jing Mei’s mother trying to live her life through
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Plot "Two Kinds tells of a woman and daughter expecting a great life in America. The daughter‚ Jing-mei‚ wants desperately to become a "Chinese Shirley Temple" by making a career in singing and dancing. Her mother is consumed in the belief that Jing-mei is a genius‚ thus making her do pointless tests that she sees other prodigy children doing in magazines such as standing on her head and reciting world capitals. All of this proves to be useless and the idea begins to fade away until Jing-mei’s mother
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Two Kinds by Amy Tan: Literary Analysis - There are many key elements which together make up a story‚ namely a story’s setting‚ its main characters‚ the plot‚ and the symbolism it contains. A story’s setting is usually described in the beginning of the story‚ giving an explanation of where and when the story is taking place. Many stories have a protagonist and an antagonist as well as other key characters. The protagonist is the "hero or antihero; (the) character you tend to ’root for’." . The antagonist
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