Amy Tan wrote a short story, “Two Kinds”, about a Chinese immigrant mother and her 1st generation American born daughter. Centering around the mother and daughter’s relationship during her childhood in Chinatown, SanFrancisco and into her adulthood. This story is written in the daughters Jing-Mei ‘June’ perspective. Specifically the time when her mother signed her up piano lessons. It had all started because, Suyuan, her mother, wanted her to have a better life than she had in China, because America was the land of opportunity she knew it was possible for almost anyone to become famous, especially gifted children. The story has many different focus points that can be taken, but the main point are the different kinds of two. There are two of
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She does not believe she is good enough because her mother is trying to make her into something she is just not. Because mothers are usually the ones who raise children and have huge impact on how children are raised and give comfort when times are rough. But when a mother does not do those things and creates those rough times instead it creates a friction between the mother and child. The internal conflict that June is facing makes this hard on her decisions as she wanted to pay the piano in the begging because it seemed interesting, but because her mother wanted her to do it, and pushed her to be better and work harder, she lost interest. This also caused the external conflict where June is physically hurting herself isn’t he mirror because she hates what she see. A quote puts this into perspective, I looked in the mirror above the bathroom sink and when I saw only my face staring back–and that it would always be this ordinary face–I began to cry. Such a sad, ugly girl! I made high-pitched noises like a crazed animal, trying to scratch out the face in the mirror" (pg.384) It’s a horrifying picture to image that she hates herself because she is simply not good enough for her mother the way she …show more content…
It was written and based on Amy Tans real life mother’s and her friends journey to America and there children’s stories. It is part of a larger novel that is a best seller called the “Joy Luck Club”, and Suyuan story of leaving China is actually written there. It is a good reference to read for everything to be out into perspective fir Suyuan and June’s
She does not believe she is good enough because her mother is trying to make her into something she is just not. Because mothers are usually the ones who raise children and have huge impact on how children are raised and give comfort when times are rough. But when a mother does not do those things and creates those rough times instead it creates a friction between the mother and child. The internal conflict that June is facing makes this hard on her decisions as she wanted to pay the piano in the begging because it seemed interesting, but because her mother wanted her to do it, and pushed her to be better and work harder, she lost interest. This also caused the external conflict where June is physically hurting herself isn’t he mirror because she hates what she see. A quote puts this into perspective, I looked in the mirror above the bathroom sink and when I saw only my face staring back–and that it would always be this ordinary face–I began to cry. Such a sad, ugly girl! I made high-pitched noises like a crazed animal, trying to scratch out the face in the mirror" (pg.384) It’s a horrifying picture to image that she hates herself because she is simply not good enough for her mother the way she …show more content…
It was written and based on Amy Tans real life mother’s and her friends journey to America and there children’s stories. It is part of a larger novel that is a best seller called the “Joy Luck Club”, and Suyuan story of leaving China is actually written there. It is a good reference to read for everything to be out into perspective fir Suyuan and June’s