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    Amy TanTwo Kinds” My initial thoughts when I read Amy TanTwo Kinds” was that the daughter had a negative attitude on how her mother is trying to teach her to be something greater in life. She’s trying to better her daughter‚ but her daughter doesn’t appreciate what her mother is trying to do for her. Amy TanTwo Kinds” story‚ I can relate to because my parents just wanted the best for me and wanted me to succeed in life. They share similar perspectives to the character parents as well. The

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    In Amy tans short stories Rules of the Game‚ Fish Cheeks‚ and Two Kinds use themes concerning the boundaries and relationships between mothers and daughters. Asian culture‚ particularly Chinese culture plays an important role in all three short stories‚ giving the traditional conflicts an interesting plot. Amy tans short stories mainly describe the troubles and tension between Chinese immigrant mothers and their Americanized daughters through their shared adventures in an entertaining way. The daughters

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    Amy Tan writes as many hidden things as the number of her story in Two Kinds. As its complex structure suggests‚ the book tries to organize the the stories of mother and daughter with the intention of reaching the same destination: the daughter’s recovery of her cultural and ethnic identity as Chinese by overcoming the generational gap and the cultural differences between herself and her mother. The mother intend to hand over their "good intentions" and "usable past" in China to their daughter in

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    The Differences between American and Chinese Society In the story Two Kinds by Amy Tan‚ Jing Mei‚ a Chinese American girl struggles with her identity and learning how to balance her mother’s wants with her needs. Jing- Mei’s mother feels that obedience to her should come first and following her own aspirations should not be a consideration. With the pressures of pleasing her mother and still discovering one’s shelf‚ Jing-Mei searches for balance but finds conflict‚ confusion‚ and disdain. In

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    “Never compromise your culture because you are your culture”. In the short story “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan‚ The Red Headed Hawaiian by Chris McKinney‚ and The Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera‚ Jing Mei‚ Rudy Puana‚ and Frida Kahlo reveals how culture informs the way you view others and the world because it defines their perspectives‚ boundaries‚ and life experiences. “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan is about Jing Mei and her mother with a relationship of complexities due to the different opinions they

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    In the short story‚ “Two Kinds”‚ written by Amy Tan‚ she reflects on her experiences during her childhood. Like most adolescents‚ the pressure to be equal (or perhaps greater) than your peers is something that most have undergone‚ whether that be in sports or academics. Similarly‚ Amy Tan‚ or Jing-Mei‚ reluctantly followed her mother’s prying through the course of her elementary years; and‚ as a result‚ the unrealistic expectations of Jing-Mei’s mother ultimately change her perspective of who she

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    Thesis: In Two KindsAmy Tan uses defiant americanized Jing-Mei and her native mother’s expectation of obedience to depict the clash of the cultures and its effect on the relationship between the two. I. Jing-Mei is overpowered by her hopeful and ambitious mother who believes that anything is possible and is willing to take any measures to achieve it: however her ambitious nature weighs heavy on Jing Mei and places strains on their relationship. a. “My mother believed you could be anything you

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    dimension? Sometimes the world has a way of making us feel that way. I think that when a person goes to a new world everything is new‚ the way they are‚ the way they look at their culture even their perspective on life.              "Two kinds" by Amy Tan‚ shows when two different worlds collide it can be a big mess. It can change the way you view things maybe things you never thought about before. The story refers to a girl and a mother conflicting about culture and the way one another was raised.

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    Two Kinds” The first paragraph of Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds”‚ presents a young daughter’s view of her mother and the life she believes you can have in america. “You can be anything” (479) ; her mother was determined to make her daughter a prodigy‚ but as we read on we learn about a girl and her rebellious nature and how there are “two kinds” of children in this world. As a child you only learn what you are taught or what you see done around you and and in the beginning the young girl was so hopeful “I

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    Amy Tan’s short story “Two Kinds” tells the story of the relationship between the protagonist‚ Jing Mei Woo and her mother. Jing-Mei’s mother believes that America‚ is the land of opportunity where she could be‚ “anything she wanted”(1). Hence‚ she has high hopes that her daughter will become a prodigy. Her mother is unclear of what exactly that could be‚ considering her search through a myriad of avenues. Nevertheless‚ she knows that with hard work‚ there is success. In the beginning

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