In “Mother Tongue”, Amy Tan gives us an insight into a world where diversity in spoken English is wrong. In this case, the limitation that accompanies those who speak the infamous ‘broken’ English. Furthermore, she tells us that the world chooses to believe that those who speak it (imperfect English) are necessarily inferior to its standard counterpart. This discrimination towards various ‘Englishes’ is mainly addressed as a major misinterpretation; one she is deeply concerned about.
While it is clear that she giving an insight on her personal experience of mingling in society and how she (or her mother) is perceived, I believe that her intended audience for this piece is for the general public, which would ultimately just be those who share the same experience as her and those with preconceived notions about non-native English speakers.
This form of stereotype is particularly difficult to remove since generations upon generations have been integrated with such discriminating thoughts; that non-native English speakers necessarily speak limited English (I’m being really nice here). However, the way Tan has written the essay, I believe that there is still a tiny bit of hope that things will change for the …show more content…
Through this, she points out that in order to address a problem, one has to recognize there is one before taking the next step. By admitting, she can finally live with it. After that, she realized that instead of trying to change her mother, she should attempt to change how the world perceived this matter, which is why this writing matters so much to her. The author also uses comparison as an effective way to convey an indirect message about the ‘broken’ English. By comparing how different it was to have her mother in her room, she informs her audience that there was, is and will always be beauty in diversity, be it race or the English
While it is clear that she giving an insight on her personal experience of mingling in society and how she (or her mother) is perceived, I believe that her intended audience for this piece is for the general public, which would ultimately just be those who share the same experience as her and those with preconceived notions about non-native English speakers.
This form of stereotype is particularly difficult to remove since generations upon generations have been integrated with such discriminating thoughts; that non-native English speakers necessarily speak limited English (I’m being really nice here). However, the way Tan has written the essay, I believe that there is still a tiny bit of hope that things will change for the …show more content…
Through this, she points out that in order to address a problem, one has to recognize there is one before taking the next step. By admitting, she can finally live with it. After that, she realized that instead of trying to change her mother, she should attempt to change how the world perceived this matter, which is why this writing matters so much to her. The author also uses comparison as an effective way to convey an indirect message about the ‘broken’ English. By comparing how different it was to have her mother in her room, she informs her audience that there was, is and will always be beauty in diversity, be it race or the English