Essay On Battle Hymn Of The Tiger Mother

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In the book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, by Amy Chua, I had a lot of mixed feels about the story that she told. The overall purpose of this book was to show the difference between the different parenting styles in different cultures and I believe she did a good job explaining it. Throughout the novel, I did agree with some of the things she did to her children but on the other hand I did not agree with her. At times, she was very controlling over her children and never gave them a chance to become the person that they want to be. I believe a parent needs to give their child guidance, but not control their child.
Growing up I always had strict parents, I thought some of their rules were unfair or harsh but looking back now I appreciate how hard they made me work. As the author explained why she raised her kids that way I was able to understand her parenting style more. Whether, her style was strict or not the mother only wanted the best for her children and it sometimes came off the wrong way. Overall, I do not think people looked at home much she did
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At times, I did not know if the mother was too harsh or if it was her way of pushing her children to be successful. I did think the book was interesting and written well for everyone to understand. I liked reading about the different parenting styles and it was good to see how did parents raise their children and then how the child grows up. After reading this novel, I realized that no one is a perfect parent or a perfect child. With today’s society everyone seems that their parenting style is the right way to raise a child but there will never be a right way to raise a child. I did learn a lot about the different ways to raise a child and it was interesting learning about a style that is not very common in America. I do agree with the tiger mother and I think the world needs more tiger

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