Amy Tan‚ the author of “Mother Tongue‚” gives the audience a new outlook and better understanding of the struggles that every immigrant who lives in United States had gone through every day. Amy Tan gives the audience the positive view on the “broken” English speakers by using herself and her mother as an example. Her mother did not get respect from the hospital and also the stockbroker due to her limited use of English. In contrast‚ Amy Tan was treated very well because of speaking proper English
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that has a huge effect on the way people view others. The term “broken english” is used to describe someone who doesn’t have good english. If they have heavy accents‚ or don’t say things as a native english speaker would‚ we are quick to judge. In Amy Tan’s article “Mother Tongue”‚ she talks about how the term “broken english” isn’t a fair term. In the discussion on week 4‚ Lilia Reynaga said the following about broken english‚ “I don’t like the term broken English I know people use it often when
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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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J.G Ms. D English 301 10/2/13 Mother Approved Amy Tan is a passionate writer of books such as “The Joy Luck Club” and other published works. Now that we have read her text read her text “Mother Tongue”‚ we learn new things about her as a writer. In my first response to Amy Tan’s passage I described her as a self-motivated author as I read what motivated her to write. She introduced readers to her mother‚ a woman who enjoys reading Forbes and listening to the Wall Street Journal talks.
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Half and Half Thought Paper In Amy Tan’s “Half and half” She writes of two different cultures merging: eastern and western culture. She also writes of faith‚ supposed loss of faith and superstition. She continues to write of her mother’s secret hope that her lost child‚ Bing‚ will someday return. Finally‚ she addresses the archetype of water and the concept of baptism through the death of the narrator’s younger Brother. As the title suggests‚ Tan’s life is full of halves. A predominant aspect
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Joy Luck Club”. The writers Amy Chua and Amy Tan have different mother-daughter relationships as well as different tones. Chua comes at it from a mother’s point of view‚ where Tan comes at it from the daughter. There is a lot of tension and frustration in Chua’s memoir and that translates to the tone. Tans bitterness to her mom impacts their tone. There are differences in tones between the two recollections and the evidence in the memoirs proves it. In “The Violin” Amy Chua’s relationship with her
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In the essay‚ “Mother Tongue” author Amy Tan‚ discusses the “power of language – the way it can evoke an emotion‚ a visual image‚ a complex idea‚ or a simple truth.” Tan began to explain that when she was speaking to a large group about her book‚ “The Joy Luck Club‚” she suddenly realized the different “Englishes” she uses. As she proceeds‚ she mentions the time when she was walking down the street with her mother and husband discussing prices of new and old furniture‚ where she became aware once
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Two Kinds by Amy Tan deals with a girl and a controlling mother.The main character in the story‚ a little chinese girl‚ is taken on a experience that could make or break her life. This girl struggles with meeting her mother’s standards. Amy Tan is able to express both the mother’s and the daughter’s point of views. Tan incorporates a little bit of her story in this great read. This novel deals with the difficulties of trying to be perfect and straining to please those that we love. The
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“Two Kinds” Reflection The story “Two Kinds” is written by a Chinese author named Amy Tan. I read the story in class with my table group. In my opinion‚ reading with my group improved my reading skills. I was able to discuss and analyze the story with my group. Compare to the mythologies that I read on my own and outside of class‚ some of them are very complexed in writing and I wasn’t able to discuss with anyone about it until class time. Another reason why I think reading with a group advanced
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In "Two Kinds‚" Amy Tan writes a coming of age story about a young girl in San Francisco and the cultural differences she has with her Chinese mother. The result is conflict between the two from the girl ’s inability to live up to her mother ’s expectations. The mother left China after losing everything and sees America the place where you can have it all. She attempts to make her daughter into a prodigy against her daughter ’s will. After years of clashing the daughter disappoints her mother
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