In the short stories “Rules of the Game” and “Mother to Son” by Amy Tan and Langston hughes are about young children with caring mothers who give them important life lessons and advice. The children getting the advice mother’s although kind of crazy, are very caring and want to look out for their children who have either made a bad decision in life, or are seeking advice from a wiser adult. The theme of these short stories are about parent child relationships. When times can get tough each parent cares enough to give their child lessons that will help them through life. Langston Hughes’ short story “Mother to Son” is about a young black boy getting advice from his wise mother in a racist part of America. The young boy is thinking about
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When they get to America they live in Chinatown is San Francisco, California. Although they have a home, and food every night, they are constantly trying to prove that they can make a good living and do as well as Americans can. After her brother get a chess set from a Christmas party at church, she starts a love and respect for the game. When she plays chess, her mother constantly giving her advice like,“Next time win more, lose less,”(page 4). She begins to become a great chess player and soon a chess champion, and the better she gets, the more of a witch she becomes. When her mother starts gloating about her daughter’s chess ability, she becomes annoyed and eventually runs away from her family. By the time she comes home, it’s dinner time, and her mother shuns her. The theme of this story is mother and daughter relationships giving each other advice, and although they don’t have a good relationship, they still love each other.
In conclusion, when times get tough, the parents care enough to give their children life advice. Both stories focus on loving mothers that want to give their immature children advice about life. Even though the kids might not have the best relationships, they learn still love each other enough to give advice and for one to listen. Even though both families don’t get along sometimes, they and up managing to forgive each
When they get to America they live in Chinatown is San Francisco, California. Although they have a home, and food every night, they are constantly trying to prove that they can make a good living and do as well as Americans can. After her brother get a chess set from a Christmas party at church, she starts a love and respect for the game. When she plays chess, her mother constantly giving her advice like,“Next time win more, lose less,”(page 4). She begins to become a great chess player and soon a chess champion, and the better she gets, the more of a witch she becomes. When her mother starts gloating about her daughter’s chess ability, she becomes annoyed and eventually runs away from her family. By the time she comes home, it’s dinner time, and her mother shuns her. The theme of this story is mother and daughter relationships giving each other advice, and although they don’t have a good relationship, they still love each other.
In conclusion, when times get tough, the parents care enough to give their children life advice. Both stories focus on loving mothers that want to give their immature children advice about life. Even though the kids might not have the best relationships, they learn still love each other enough to give advice and for one to listen. Even though both families don’t get along sometimes, they and up managing to forgive each