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“Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ a famous Asian-American writer whose works focus a lot on mother-daughter relationships and the Chinese American experience. She grew up with a Chinese mother who spoke broken‚ or limited‚ English that was difficult for many people to understand. Amy Tan thinks because her mom spoke English differently‚ this caused Tan to speak English differently too. In her article‚ she talks about how language has the power to help shape the way people saw things‚ expressed things‚
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Oct 3‚ 2014 Rachelle Worrell In Amy Tans "Mother Tongue" the emphasizes on american english‚ views on Amy’s mothers "Broken English". When speaking from amy’s mother tongue she rights using all sorts of different grammatical. When she is addressing an American professional Amy’s english is very proper. Amy views her mothers "broken english as normal. Amy knows her mother is not a dumb lady by any means she understands things like the stock market. Amy is frustrate by how society looks down on her
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Tan explains the difference between the English she speaks at home and the English she speaks outside the home. Tan identifies her mom as an educated woman however strangers pretend to ignore her because of the way how she speaks English and she is not able to receive the same respect as Tan does. Claims that she had a limited perception of her mother. Explains that speech changes with the people you interact with. Tan concludes that she is proud of her mother’s way of speaking English and wants
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Amy Tan’s story “Mother Tongue” starts by the affirmation that she is not a scholar of English or literature. She is just a writer and the person who understand the power of language. From Tan’s observations from her daily life‚ she realizes that there are different types of English that she uses. The first time Tan notices the difference is when she gives a speech on her book “The Joy Luck Club” using academic English‚ the one that she never uses to talk with her mother. The second time is when
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9-years-old. She was a National Chess Champion‚ and became the most popular person in the U.S. She met Bobby Fischer‚ the most legendary chess player ever born. In the “Rules of the Game” the author Amy Tan Writes that life is like a chess game; when you’re losing you have to try to make it better. In the middle of the story‚ the author says that sometimes you have to lose. Tan says‚“Sometimes you need to lose pieces to get ahead” (Tan 324pg). When they were playing chess‚ she lost a few pieces‚
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The reading I will be doing my analysis essay on is “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan. I believe that the audience for this paper will be people who are uncertain about Amy Tan’s perspective in “Mother Tongue”. This audience would benefit from my analysis because they would gain additional perspective on the use and power of language. The analysis may also help to provide them with a more thorough look into the text so that they may find something to relate to their own experiences. This audience may be
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Tan and ___ use culture‚ color and texture to illustrate that people should be proud of their differences. In Tan’s story‚ “Fish Cheeks”‚ a Chinese-American girl is not only embarrassed by the food she loves‚ but all of her family’s traditions. In the beginning of the story‚ the young girl‚ Amy‚ states‚ “For Christmas I prayed for this blond-haired boy‚ Robert‚ and a slim new American nose” (Tan). Amy’s wish for an American nose symbolizes satisfaction and happiness because it’s a quality that
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Mother’s tongue – Amy Tan Introduction: I. My background and how it has not hindered my learning English language. I come from a Jewish Italian parent but it has not affected me or my language as I do have perfect English. I compare my experience similar to Amy Tan and I can definitely correlate with her with respect to coming from non English background but it has not hindered my quest to learn English language. Body: I. About Amy Tan’s essay – “Mother Tongue” In Amy Tan ’s essay - "Mother
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Transitional Phases "Mother Tongue" written by Amy Tan shows the many differences between immigrant families and non-immigrant families. Amy Tan describes the difficulty of growing up in a Chinese home and the transitions that she had to overcome to "fit in" to an American society. Personally‚ the transition between living above the Mason-Dixon line and then moving below it‚ was similar to that of Tan’s situation. Even though mine and Tan’s experiences vary from cultural and ethnic backgrounds
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