“Two Kinds” The first paragraph of Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds”‚ presents a young daughter’s view of her mother and the life she believes you can have in america. “You can be anything” (479) ; her mother was determined to make her daughter a prodigy‚ but as we read on we learn about a girl and her rebellious nature and how there are “two kinds” of children in this world. As a child you only learn what you are taught or what you see done around you and and in the beginning the young girl was so hopeful “I
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1875‚ its roots lay in what? Social and Political ideas 2. The primary goal of realism is what? show what is happening in the world 3. The early play of Ibsen treated what? 4. “Slice-of-life” drama is the essence of what theatrical movement? naturalism 5. How did the symbolist movement begin? In rebellion to realism 6. What does Avant-Garde mean? Artists who abandon conventional models to create works that are in the forefront of new movements and styles 7. What does surrealism mean? Artists
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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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Amy Tan “Two Kinds” My initial thoughts when I read Amy Tan “Two Kinds” was that the daughter had a negative attitude on how her mother is trying to teach her to be something greater in life. She’s trying to better her daughter‚ but her daughter doesn’t appreciate what her mother is trying to do for her. Amy Tan “Two Kinds” story‚ I can relate to because my parents just wanted the best for me and wanted me to succeed in life. They share similar perspectives to the character parents as well. The
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Alex Lawley English 102 Professor Thomas March 27 2013 Essay #3 In Amy Tan’s "Two Kinds"‚ there was quite a bit of mother daughter conflict. The mother and daughter had very different views on what the daughter’s destiny should be like and that led to many disagreements. In the story‚ there are two major characters‚ Amy and her mother. Amy is the daughter who is being forced by her mother to become some sort of child prodigy. Amy is the protagonist‚ but I also believe she is a dynamic character
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classroom. More than serving its academic purposes‚ some see it as a good source of income too. As what many consider‚ school is also often noted as an undying business. Teaching on the other hand is known to be the most stable job. As the cliché goes‚ as long as there are students‚ there would be schools. It is therefore no surprise that schools sprung out like mushrooms almost everywhere. All kinds are observed‚ from day cares to play schools up to academies and institutes. In addition‚ the government
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prodigy‚ that ultimately there resides within her an unchangeable element of mediocrity. When she tells her reflection in the mirror one night that she will not allow her mother to change her‚ that she will not try to be what she is not‚ she asserts her will in a strong but negative manner. At that moment‚ she recalls‚ she saw the “prodigy side” of herself in the anger and determination that were in her face. This comment suggests that “prodigy” is really one’s will‚ one’s desire to succeed. In retrospect
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impossible to be pleased (longnecker). In the story of "Two Kinds" Amy Tan whose life is reflected in the Uses the action of mother and daughter to explore mother daughter conflict. The book "Two Kinds" there were a lot of fights between the mother and daughter about being a prodigy or being famous. She didn’t want to be famous she wanted to be herself but that’s what her mom didn’t want.
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