In the two stories “Tiger mother” by Annie Murphy Paul and “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan both show the tiger mother. In the two articles. They are similarity is because the two mother both force their daughter to learn what they do not want to learn‚ the difference between the two tiger mom is how to face their daughter’s growing. Although they are tiger mom‚ but they both want to build a good relation ship with their daughter. First of all In the two stories‚ they two tiger moms both forced their daughter
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Two Kinds vs. The Yellow Wallpaper Literature 210 After reading two very different pieces of literature one could come to the conclusion that there are many similarities and many differences between them. By comparing and contrasting the two short stories Two Kinds by Amy Tan‚ and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilmans we can better see how they are similar and different. Both authors of these short stories seemed to have created their stories a bit from their
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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 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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Spectacular Jing-mei The girl Jing-mei in “Two Kinds” is brave and independent. She has miserable childhood because she has a pushy mother who always tries to force her into being a prodigy. However‚ Jing-mei doesn’t obey as other Chinese kids. She awakens her inner part and follows it to be what she really is. This is the reason why we treat Jing-mei sympathetically and both respectfully. When she was a litter girl‚ Jing-mei’s mother gave het various tests‚ trying to see whether she
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parents often force their children to do things that their children feel are either unnecessary for their age level? One narrator feels the same way when she complains to her mother‚ “You want me to be someone that i’m not”(Tan 231). In the story “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan‚ a daughter explains the obstacles she has conquered in her childhood. In this story‚ Jing-mei‚ the protagonist has a rough and complicated relationship with her mother. Her mother has always wanted her daughter to be a prodigy. However
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Character Analysis In “Two Kinds‚” the main character‚ Jing-mei‚ is portrayed as a skeptical‚ independent‚ and strong-willed young girl. These attributes are shown through her lack of faith in herself and her disobedience towards her mother. The first sign of Jing-mei’s skepticism is when she becomes impatient with the prodigy inside her. In fact‚ she imagines her inner prodigy telling herself that‚ “‘If you don’t hurry up and get me out of here‚ I’m disappearing for good”’ (Schilb & Clifford 241)
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Different Views of the American Dream Upon entering the fictional world of the story‚ "Two Kinds"‚ thought up by the author Amy Tan‚ we can easily target one of the author’s main themes‚ which is the American Dream. Tan demonstrates this idea through the different interpretations the two main characters have of the American Dream. These two characters being the mother and the daughter‚ they have very different visions of the American Dream‚ which will be reflected through their personality and
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achievements”. Every single human being shares the overwhelming desire for respect‚ whether it comes from themselves or others. Many authors choose to incorporate aspects of common humanity in their stories‚ such as in the short stories The Bet and Two Kinds‚ where both authors reveal their character’s need for the respect of others. The Bet‚ a short story by Anton Chekov‚ reveals the need
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Nowadays‚ jon is needed for people’s daily living. There always have a gap between two different kinds of job which people may have to consider and choose it carefully: the low-paid but interesting job and high salary‚ yet no inspiration one. The obvious differences between those types are mentioned: The finance-condition‚ working environment and the challenge. The easiest notable difference is the finance-condition. There is no doubt that people with low-paid‚ somehow‚ can be very struggled
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