do so‚ a child can be called upon to repair a loss in his or her parent’s life and it effectively has a negative impact on the children. This is a apparent theme in the two stories “Two Kinds‚” by Amy Tan and “The Rocking Horse Winner‚” by David Lawrence. Whether the aspirations are from the death of a family member‚ as in “Two Kinds‚” or a financial situation as in “The Rocking Horse Winner‚” the effects are shown to be too much for a child to handle‚ causing a feeling of pressure to fill the void
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Lit Analysis: Two kinds by Amy Tan Two kinds represents the two kinds of daughters. A daughter who is obedient‚ who follows her mother’s suggestions and a daughter who follows what’s on her own mind. This story will help you find your own identity in this complicated world. The story represent the relationship between the daughter and mother and the relationship between the traditinal practices of chinese and the modern world. The mother really what her daughter to succeed in her undetermined talent
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In the story Two Kinds‚ the title gives a great incite of the meaning of the story. Throughout the whole short story‚ there are many references to “two kinds” of something. The idea is‚ that no one will ever be good enough in another person’s eyes until they think they are good enough for themselves. I think that’s why Jing has such a hard time trying to please her mom. Jing doesn’t love herself enough to think she could actually please her mom. Throughout the story‚ Jing is put down until she finally
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short story "Two Kinds‚" Amy Tan explores the clash of cultures between a first-generation Chinese-American daughter‚ Jing-mei‚ and her mother‚ Suyan‚ a Chinese immigrant. Suyan is certain that Jing-mei can become a prodigy if she only tries hard enough. At first Jing-mei is eager to try‚ but she always falls short of her mother’s expectations. She decides that the prodigy in her is the girl who would steadfastly refuse to be what she is not. While the mother and daughter reveal their personality
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In the excerpts “The Violin” and “Jing Mei Woo:Two Kinds”‚ the authors demonstrate their maternal relationships between mother and child. In Amy Chua’s novel Battle Hymn of A Tiger Mom‚ she shows how she and her daughter have a very tense yet close relationship‚ while in Amy Tan’s novel The Joy Luck Club‚ she and her mother have a very strict and unloving relationship. Both mothers want more out of their daughters‚ but Tan’s mother is much stricter and more intense about her commitment to the piano
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different short stories are discovering themselves as people. All of the characters make decisions that could decide who they are. All of their identities are revealed to them in very unexpected ways. In the short stories‚ “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan‚ “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan‚ and “The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant” by W.D. Wetherell‚ the characters learn about their identities through significant moments. First‚ Amy Tan from the short story‚ “Fish Cheeks”‚ understands about her identity at her family’s
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between Mother and Daughter in “Two Kinds” In the story “Two Kinds”‚ author Amy Tan‚ who is a Chinese-American‚ describes the conflicts in the relationship of a mother and daughter living in California. The protagonist in this story Jing-mei Woo’s mother is born and raised in China‚ and immigrates to the United States to escape from the Chinese Civil War. For many years she maintained complete Chinese traditional values‚ and has been abided by it deliberately. This kind of traditional Chinese culture
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In the story “Two Kinds”‚ Tan portrays how excessive parental control alienates a child and makes them insecure causing them to rebel against their parent’s beliefs and standards. The mother lives her dreams through her daughter. She moved to America from China because she believed that anything is possible there. She wanted to give her daughter everything she did not have as a child which is a chance to be successful and have a good life. The mother expected her daughter to be a prodigy. She would
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Though the two stories “Fish cheeks” and “Two Kinds” have many similarities‚ their differences play a key role in defining each individual story. Both stories have the same basic setup; they are each told from the point of view of a young Asian-American girl‚ who are both the daughters of generation Chinese immigrants. This proves to be a source of conflict in the two stories‚ due to the fact that the cultural and generational differences between both mother-daughter duos. In the story “Fish Cheeks
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Alice Walker constructs a time period reflective piece of literature that creatively captures the fundamental juxtapositions between Dee and her little sister‚ Maggie‚ and how these differences aid in conveying the author’s message. The two characters are foil characters who embody polar opposites of progression‚ education‚ aesthetics and appreciation of heritage-both personal and broad. Although both characters portray several negative attributes‚ they each have redeeming features. Through these
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