Amy Tan Mother Tongue Analysis

Throughout the world people use different languages to communicate with people of their same ethnicity and culture. Language us a dynamic tool that helps people intermingle with others. English is the primary language in the United States of America. Amy Tan the author of “Mother Tongue” talks about how dominant the English language is. In her writings Tan explains that in the early phases of her life, English was a challenging language for her and her mother to understand. As an Asian-American, Tan was stereotyped to become an engineer. Additionally people assume that Asian’s in general cannot excel in English, but they can in mathematics. Tan’s mother could not quite grasp the theory of how to use precise and logical English. In addition Tan’s mother use of English was very limited because she is not a natural born citizen of America. Thus, Tan knows that there are several unalike Englishes and she used all of them …show more content…
Like Tan’s mother, people do not know the “power of language [and use] broken English” (Tan). Language is essential in the American culture because it is our way of connecting with one another. People use language in different ways and that is what makes certain languages that are spoken broken. We use language to explore and construe information that we evolve into real life problems. Tan wants people to be aware of the importance of language. Moreover like herself, Tan wants people to progress a better intricacy for the many Englishes. Broken language can be understandable, but not correct. When one speaks broken English, most people do not take them seriously or they cannot understand what they are talking about. Tan has to pretend that she is her mother on the phone because her mother speaks broken English. However, we all should be proud of the different Englishes we speak because it shapes who we are. People can still speak correct and broken English like