Amy Tan’s short story “Two Kinds” describes the dysfunctional relationship between a controlling mother and her daughter. The story begins when a family from China moves to America after losing everything back home in China. The narrator, Jing-mei is always in a constant struggle with her mother over her identity. Her mother makes many attempts for her daughter to become this so-called prodigy child. From beauty training school and ballet to naming capitals and predicting the daily temperatures in
to fulfill in their own lives. Often, a parent will use their child as a second chance for them to succeed in some aspect of their life that they never could. This theme is very prevalent in the stories “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan, and “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by David Herbert Lawrence. In “Two Kinds” a child is overwhelmed with doubt when her mother pushes her too hard to succeed. In “The Rocking-Horse Winner” a child
There are two kinds of people in the short story “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan. Some people may see it as one kind of person is very obedient and the other kind maybe a person is very independent and self-driven. Another point of view would be, some people are born with natural talent and some are not so blessed in the talent department. Luckily, both views are correct in this narrative. Amy Tan is trying to point these differences out in her title. In the world, there are many different types of people
The short story, ‘Two kinds’ is the last story in Amy Tan’s book, The Joy Luck Club. The book was supposed to be a short story collection, but critics think that the book is more of a novel. In the short story “Two Kinds”, Amy Tan introduced a very complex relationship of a mother and a daughter who grew up in completely different eras. Suyuan was born in China before the revolution and Jing-Mei was born in the 20th century in America. Jing-Mei and her mother are different because of their considerably
Acceptance can be defined as the tolerance To live without this need would result in everybody having to be exact replicas of one another in order for anyone to live a happy life. The short stories “American History” by Judith Ortiz Cofer and “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan both illustrate the common need for acceptance for the main characters. Acceptance is a common need shared by all humans which allows the mix of different cultures,
parent in Amy Tan’s Two Kinds. She forces her daughter, Jing Mei, to try different things to make her become famous. Her eagerness to make Jing Mei try different things to become famous might have been the result of her difficult life when she was in Jing Mei’s age, so Jing Mei will not experience that kind of life that she had gone through when she was in China. In addition, it could also be her dreams when she was younger; to become famous. And also, her actions toward Jing Mei to make her a prodigy
Dual Dreams Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds” is a relatable American dream short story of a young girl who is trying to find herself. The protagonist, Jing-mei, is a strong-minded nine year old, who lives with her mother. She struggles with the high expectations of her mother, Mrs. Woo, to become a prodigy child. The story illustrates why immigrants battle for better opportunities for their children. The title itself gives the readers a hint about two different aspects that will be a part of the short story
Literary Analysis of Two Kinds by Amy Tan Two Kinds is a short story by Amy Tan in the book The Joy Luck Club. Tan writes about the intricacy of a daughter and a mother relationship who migrated from China to America. The short story is about a Chinese-American girl named Jing-mei. Jing-mei lived in American and her mother believed that, as long as one lives in America, he/she can be anything she could ever wish to be and therefore, she was working hard to find her daughter’s talent. Jing-mei’s mother constantly
been the land of opportunity where anything and everything is possible. A great example of this can be found in Amy Tan’s short story “Two Kinds”. The story focuses on Jing-Mei and her mother, Mrs. Woo. Mrs. Woo believes that with a lot of determination and effort Jing-Mei can become anything she wants to be including genius or prodigy. Throughout the story Jing Mei Woo is faced with trying to live up to the expectations that her mother has established for her. Coming from traditional Chinese upbringings
president. I didn’t get into Stanford. I dropped out of College (Tan)”. The story Two Kinds by Amy Tan and the story A Brief Moment in the Life of Angus Bethune by Chris Crutcher share many similarities and differences. One element where the two stories, share similarities and differences is in the protagonist. Together, these two stories, share many similarities. One similarity that they share is that both Angus and Jing – Mei have very supportive families. Although Angus’s parents are split up and remarried