*Material Removed* In this short essay it can be seen how Tan interacts with her mother in a very unique manner because it is language that they have developed over time. *Material Removed* “My mother was in the room. And it was perhaps the first time she had heard me give a lengthy speech, using the kind of English I have never used with her” (206). She is used to speaking “broken” English with her mother and continues to embrace it even as an English major. Tan does not let a professional critic read and influence her work, her success depends on how much her mother understands her reading. Tan describes the language she speaks with her mom as “…our language of intimacy, a different sort of English that relates to the family talk, the language I grew up with” (207). *Material Removed* “Broken” English is the type of english her mom understands and can communicate with. With these examples, the readers are able to understand how significant “broken” english is to the author and her mother. Tan expresses how perfect her mother’s “broken” english sounds when she
*Material Removed* In this short essay it can be seen how Tan interacts with her mother in a very unique manner because it is language that they have developed over time. *Material Removed* “My mother was in the room. And it was perhaps the first time she had heard me give a lengthy speech, using the kind of English I have never used with her” (206). She is used to speaking “broken” English with her mother and continues to embrace it even as an English major. Tan does not let a professional critic read and influence her work, her success depends on how much her mother understands her reading. Tan describes the language she speaks with her mom as “…our language of intimacy, a different sort of English that relates to the family talk, the language I grew up with” (207). *Material Removed* “Broken” English is the type of english her mom understands and can communicate with. With these examples, the readers are able to understand how significant “broken” english is to the author and her mother. Tan expresses how perfect her mother’s “broken” english sounds when she