Amy Chua's 'Battle Hymn Of The Tiger Mother'

In Amy Chua’s excerpt, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”. A comparison between Chinese and Western parents. She makes an argument that Chinese style of parenting is better than Western style of parenting, she uses these two rhetorical devices contrast and anecdote to persuade her audience about the success of Chinese style parenting.
Chua uses contrast to point out the parenting of Chinese and Western parents. She mentions the differences between Chinese and Western parents and even talks about her own personal experiences as a Chinese mother and her childhood and the things that Western parents would do in a certain situation compared to a Chinese parent. For example, in the text, it says “Chinese parents can say, “You’re lazy. All your classmates …show more content…
ntions a few other things about Chinese parents, they are more strict, more focused on their child education than on extracurricular activities, and also in this excerpt, it says that studies show that …show more content…
Chau talks about her Chinese style of parenting that she had with her daughter Lulu to persuade her audience that the Chinese style of parenting is very successful. Chua tells a short little story about her daughter Louisa, and in the story, she told she talked about her daughter Lulu practicing a song on the piano which is difficult for young players. Her daughter Lulu couldn’t get how to play it, she worked with her daughter for a week nonstop and she still couldn’t get how to play it. But Amy kept on encouraging her daughter telling her she had to keep on practicing and even throwing in little threats so she can keep on practicing and not give up. But, Amy kept on motivating her daughter that she can do it and she eventually got it. In this quote, it explains what Amy did towards her daughter to encourage her and how she never gave up until she learned how to play “ I used every weapon and tactic I could think of. We worked right through dinner into the night, and I wouldn’t let Lulu get up for water, or to even use the restroom. Then out of the blue, Lulu did it...She tried it tentatively again..Then she played it more confidently and faster and a moment later she was beaming”. (Chua 3). This quote just explains that even though her style of parenting was cruel and scary she continued to motivate her daughter and she never gave up on her and continued to work with her until she got it. In conclusion, Chinese