ID# 1723801 English 103-276 January 17‚ 2011-01-17 Two Kinds Amy Tan In the short story “Two Kinds”‚ Amy Tan uses the narrator’s point of view to share a mother’s attempt to control her daughter’s dreams and ambitions. Tan`s short story is an example of how differing personalities cause struggles between a parent and child. Children often fall victim to a parent trying too hard or expectations being too high‚ and in the case of "Two Kinds‚" we see Jing Mei’s mother trying to live her life through
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English 10 GATE “Two Kinds” # 9 9) The title of the story‚ “Two Kinds‚” refers to two kinds of daughters that Jing-mei’s mother mentions: an obedient daughter (one that can live under her mom’s roof) and a daughter who follows her own mind. Jing-mei’s discovery about the two Schumann songs relate to the story because the two were “two halves of the same song” (Tan 107). The title means that Jing-mei’s mother wants one kind of daughter – an obedient one – but instead received another – one
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In “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan‚ two kinds of perspectives bring a new meaning to the ordinary American dream. Jing-Mei‚ the daughter of Suyuan Woo‚ a Chinese immigrant mother strongly believes in living the American Dream. In Order to live the life they wish Suyuan had hopes in fame. Their American fairytale to journey lavishly included an astonishing talent. They would practice mocking the famous Shirley Temple. As a mother and daughter they became partners by trying to make Jing-Mei have a talent that
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Plot "Two Kinds tells of a woman and daughter expecting a great life in America. The daughter‚ Jing-mei‚ wants desperately to become a "Chinese Shirley Temple" by making a career in singing and dancing. Her mother is consumed in the belief that Jing-mei is a genius‚ thus making her do pointless tests that she sees other prodigy children doing in magazines such as standing on her head and reciting world capitals. All of this proves to be useless and the idea begins to fade away until Jing-mei’s mother
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Works Cited 1. A book by Robert Akins called Greeks and Romans. It was published by Random House in Philadelphia in 1987. Akins‚ Robert. Greeks and Romans. Philadelphia: Random House‚ 1987. Print. 2. A book by Henry Goldman and Elizabeth Howard called Ancient Civilizations. It was published in Philadelphia by Gold House in 1989. Goldman‚ Henry‚ and Elizabeth Howard. Ancient Civilizations. Philadelphia: Gold House‚ 1989. Print. 3. An article called “Writing Utensils” in the 5th edition (published
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Essay Writing Amy Tan’s beautifully written novel outlines what it is to be an immigrant in America and a daughter‚ woman‚ wife‚ lover‚ sister and friend. The novel shows four different stories each from different women that were born in China but forced to leave due to tragic occurrences‚ and their four daughters who were all born on the other side of the world‚ America. The novel explores one of the themes‚ the cultural divide between the two generations of women and their daughters and how
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1. Interdisciplinary- combining or involving two or more professions‚ technologies‚ departments‚ or the like‚ as in businessor industry. 2. Anthropology- the science that deals with the origins‚ physical and cultural development‚ biological characteristics‚and social customs and beliefs of humankind. 3. Practitioners- a person engaged in the practice of a profession‚ occupation‚ 4. Methodologies- a set or system of methods‚ principles‚ and rules for regulating a given discipline‚ as in the arts orsciences
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Work Cited Baron-Cohen‚ Simon. “The Essential Difference: The Male and Female Brain.” Phi Kappa Phi Forum. 85.1. (Wint/Spr 2005): 23-26. First Search. Web. 30 Aug. 2010. Bigler‚ Rebecca S‚ and Lynn S. Liben. The Developmental Course of Gender Differentiation. Boston: Blackwell Publishing‚ 2002. Print. Brody‚ Leslie. Gender‚ Emotion‚ and the Family. Cambridge: Harvard University Press‚ 1999. Print. David‚ Barbara‚ and Michelle K. Ryan. “Gender Differences in Ways of Knowing: The Context Dependence
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