Amy Tan Two Kinds

In “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan, The two daughters can compare but are distinctively different as well. Waverly Jong grew up a child prodigy playing chess and Jing Mei was a pianist prodigy. Both girls thought their work was simple and it came naturally for them. Waverly had her own bit of fame and continuously brought home her awards and trophies. “We didn’t always pick the right kind of prodigy”(Tan 1). Jing Mei didn’t always realize she was talented at the piano, before this she tried everything from dancing to magic. But Waverly seemed to recognize her talent in chess fairly early. And, while Waverly enjoyed chess, Jing Mei was forced into playing the piano. “Waverly Jong had gained a certain amount of fame as “chinatowns littlest chinese chess champion”(Tan 3). But, while Waverly was focused on this, after Jing Mei was forced into playing, she was determined to put in little effort towards it. This continued …show more content…
At age 16, Amy Tan was arrested for drugs and had a rough patch in her childhood, You can compare this to Jing Mei in “Two Kinds” because she also dealt with issues as a child. Jing Mei embarrassed herself in front of the town during the talent show, she didn’t get all A’s, didn’t become her class president, wasn’t accepted into Stanford and dropped out of college but both grew up and got through those bad times. Much like Jing Mei, It took amy longer to find what she wanted to do and what she was talented at. It wasn’t until after the bad times that she learned she is an amazing pianist and writer. And, Jing Mei did very many hobbies and activities before the piano. Amy and Waverly had in common that both of them loved what they participated in and both accomplished very much. Waverly was known as thee little chess champion with tons of trophies. Amy Tan wrote music for many, including for the Opera, and has done much