The influence of culture dictates the way one acts and the activities one participates in. In “Rules of The Game”, by Amy Tan, MeiMei is brought up in a household based on principles of the Chinese American culture. MeiMei talks to her mom about what Chinese people do, and MeiMei’s mom reflects on the occupations that Chinese people partake in,“Chinese people do business, do medicine, do painting. Not lazy like American people.” (Tan, pg. 2) Despite MeiMei’s interests, her mom explicitly tells her what Chinese people do. MeiMei’s culture is influencing her path in life, more specifically, the occupations and activities she must stride for. The influence of culture is accurately represented in “Two Kinds”, by Amy Tam, through Jing-mei Woo
