is fighting her. Jing-mei’s mother has the internal conflict of wanting the best for her daughter. She also has the external conflict of Jing-mei not being motivated enough to become a prodigy. Jing-mei’s mother is right to push her daughter. In “Two kinds” one example would be: “America was where all my mother’s hopes and dreams lay. She had come here in 1949 after losing everything in China. Over the years‚ I have learned it is not uncommon for parents to want the best for their children. No parent
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Amy Tan has a contentious relationship with her mother perceived from her hostile tone. All mother-daughter relationships have troubles. In excerpts from Amy Chua’s memoir‚ Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom‚ and Amy Tan’s novel‚ The Joy Luck Club‚ mother-daughter relationships can be seen through diction‚ and tone. The annoyed tone in the situation between Amy Chua and her daughter shows a caring relationship while the hostile and hateful tone in Amy Tan’s excerpt shows a poor relationship with a hateful
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Would you change your culture to please other people? In the descriptive short story‚ Fish Cheeks‚ describes a family meal where two different groups of people shared their culture. Amy Tan explained the story in great detailed and also taught an excellent lesson about not being afraid to be diverse from other people. “You must be proud you are different. Your only shame is to have shame.” People act different‚ culture wise yet‚ at the end of the day everyone is alike. Sharing your heritage
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The central struggle in Amy Tan ’s story "Two Kinds" is a battle of wills between the narrator‚ a young Chinese American girl‚ and her mother‚ a Chinese immigrant. "Two Kinds" is a coming-of-age story‚ in which the narrator‚ Jing-mei‚ struggles to forge her own sense of identity in the face of her strong-willed mother ’s dream that she become a "prodigy." Jing-mei is caught between her Chinese mother ’s traditional ideas about how to raise a daughter‚ and her own development as a Chinese American
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I listened‚ the more quietly they talked. "Thee-at painting?" Ms. Austin suddenly said. "A man from around here made it. Can I get you some more coffee? How ’bout this cold snee-ap?" Bless you‚ Lori Austin‚ I said to myself. You just gave me the two raised vowels before voiceless stops I’d driven 350 miles for. Fueled by frequent stops at diners (this was my third pie and coffee‚ and it wasn’t lunchtime yet)‚ I was in the midst of a road trip through the American linguistic landscape. My guide
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300 September 30‚ 2015 Beneficially Bilingual Within the writing community there is one category that exists and yet it has not been totally accepted by the academic discourse. Bilingual writing displays not only the knowledge of one language‚ but two and yet is still continuously under acknowledged as an academic writing style. Although‚ known writers have gone against the gain to make an impression on the academic system by providing examples of this technique within their writing. Along with their
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Amy Tan and Maya Angelou come from extremely different cultures‚ and trying to feel accepted in American Culture. Both authors discuss a feeling of being an outcast and how their cultural differences set them apart. However‚ Amy Tan effectively uses narration and description to depict her sense of isolation from the dominant American culture. Angelou’s story is set in the South during the 1930’s when racism was prominent in society and an acceptable practice. Angelou’s writing mostly describes
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Amy Tan writes‚ in this essay‚ about the language that she and her mother used in their family while Tan was growing up. She makes a great effort to explain that their language‚ English‚ was never "broken" or "simple" as most people would say about it. Although she could speak perfect English‚ her mother could not. But‚ she grew up with her mother’s English way of speaking‚ and therefore learned to consider it as a natural language. She is trying to make a point here by saying that there is absolutely
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Without inspiration‚ every work of art will only be a mere reflection of skill without its own story‚ as Amy Tan once said "The goal of every serious writer of literature is to try to find your voice and your art because it comes from your own experiences‚ your own pain." Amy Tan herself writes all of her work with her mother in mind as the reader‚ her inspiration. She writes to show the beautiful and passionate side of her mother that people can’t see. In "Mother Tongue‚" Amy Tan describes how all of
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when they were younger that left them feeling ashamed or upset. In Amy Tan’s short story "Fish Cheeks‚" the author describes an embarrassing moment with her family that she only came to appreciate later in life. Tan was initially uncomfortable with how her traditional family behaved in front of guests‚ thinking they wanted to embarrass her. However‚ she eventually realized that their intention was to instill pride in her culture. Tan initially felt that her mother and the rest of her family were trying
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