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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Tan’s excerpt Mother Tongue focuses on her use of different Englishes when she was surrounded by different people. When surrounded by strangers‚ Tan spoke fluently in grammatically sophisticated English. However‚ Tan referred to the English she used with her mother as being a broken down‚ limited version of the English language. Despite this description‚ Tan didn’t entirely agree with what these chosen adjectives suggested about her mother’s English & intelligence. Tan’s description of the different
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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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because every family has their own traditions. If you went to China‚ the things they ate and how they acted would seem strange to us because we are not used to their styles. In the Chinese culture now‚ their food and manners differ from Americans; Amy Tan shows the contrast of cultures in “Fish Cheeks”. Chinese New Year food and manners are different from the way we’re raised as Americans. The Chinese prepare food for the holidays that many of us haven’t even tried in our lifetime‚ yet they eat it more
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Josh A. Robertson Prof. Villarreal 1302 4/8/13 Paper 3 “Two Kinds” Amy Tan In Amy Tan’s short story “Two Kinds” Jing-Mei‚ the story’s main character‚ takes a stand against her mother. The story opens as she describes her childhood‚ which was full of pain and resentment caused by never becoming the “prodigy” that her mother desperately wanted her to be. Despite her best intentions‚ Jing-Mei always fell short of her mother’s expectations and one night‚ she made a pact to herself that she would
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The paragraph in question contains many things that can easily be examined and be projected across the essay as a whole. To give a summary of the paragraph‚ the speaker Amy Tan is speaking to a large group of people about her new book. Then she remembers that her mother is in the group‚ and she feels strange using more formal English than any she has ever used by her mother. Other portions of the essay talk about how her mother’s English can be described as broken or simple‚ and she feels that this
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melody." She recollects her mom used to state‚ "Just two sorts of little girls. The individuals who are dutiful and the individuals who take after their own particular personality! Just a single sort of little girl can live in this house. Loyal girl!" (Tan‚ Two Kinds) In the
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Appliqué Work What is Appliqué? Applique comes from the French work appliqué‚ which means to “put on”. Appliqué means to ‘place on’ fabric pieces that are sewn onto a larger piece of foundation fabric in order to create designs. In this art‚ colored pieces of cloth after being shaped into different images of birds‚ animals‚ flowers and many other forms are stitched on other cloths that are used on wall hangings‚ lamps‚ umbrellas and other household items. It is distinct from what is known as
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Identity and Belonging Quotes An un-named song is like an un-named child; it has no identity. From the beginning‚ each human embryo has its own unique genetic identity. The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes. We all need a past - that’s where our sense of identity comes from. Follow your cultural and religious customs in your own home‚ but do not attempt to impose them on society. Rather than this‚ love each person as your own brother or sister‚ not seeing him
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A Balanced Scorecard 10/20/13 Milton Morgan HTT/220 A balance scorecard is something that was developed in the early 1990’s by two men at the
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