In the short story "Scar" by Amy Tan, the title is thoroughly complemented to the story. The author creates an organized plot that exhibits the numerous uses of literary devices such as symbolism, figurative language, and progression in order to make it obvious to the reader that the title brings out the entire premise of the story. Amy Tan uses a great deal of symbolism in her novella which stands out in her work and makes her writing more compellingand appealing to the reader. Her symbolism points out precisely how important the scar really is in relation to the title and the story. For example, it is stated that "With her pretty, pale face, my mother appeared to float in the room, like a ghost" (Tan 16-17). It is depicted
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This occurs when the narrator begins to understand her childhood. For example, An-Mei states that "Now I could imagine my mother, a thoughtless woman who was happy to be free of Popo" (Tan 16). An-Mei abruptly commenced to understand what Popo was trying to tell her. An-Mei Hsu 's character progressed as she remembered her mother leaving and the scar burning into her skin. A second example of progression is when An-Mei 's mother finally came into her life. An-Mei says that "And then I remembered the dream with my mother 's voice" (Tan 17). This proves that An-Mei finally desihered her dreams and realized that it was ber mother. When she thinks of her mom, all of her memories creep back up in her mind and it is as if her mother left an emotional scar on her by running away. Lastly, there is progression evident in the story when an-Mei 's mother finds the scar on her daughter she left her with years ago. Amy Tan writes that "...I could feel her long smooth fingers searching under my chin, finding my scar. As she rubbedit, I became very still. And then her hand dropped and she began to cry" (Tan 17). Hsu 's mother realizes just how much pain she caused her daughter when she abandoned her all those years ago. She is reminded by the scar she left on her daughter and she cannot bear the agony she enforced onto her children. This was a turning point for An-Mei 's mother since her character progressed froma selfish, freightened woman to a caring and thoughtful woman. It took noticing the scars etched onto An-Mei 's chin and persona for her to realize the grief she caused to those around
This occurs when the narrator begins to understand her childhood. For example, An-Mei states that "Now I could imagine my mother, a thoughtless woman who was happy to be free of Popo" (Tan 16). An-Mei abruptly commenced to understand what Popo was trying to tell her. An-Mei Hsu 's character progressed as she remembered her mother leaving and the scar burning into her skin. A second example of progression is when An-Mei 's mother finally came into her life. An-Mei says that "And then I remembered the dream with my mother 's voice" (Tan 17). This proves that An-Mei finally desihered her dreams and realized that it was ber mother. When she thinks of her mom, all of her memories creep back up in her mind and it is as if her mother left an emotional scar on her by running away. Lastly, there is progression evident in the story when an-Mei 's mother finds the scar on her daughter she left her with years ago. Amy Tan writes that "...I could feel her long smooth fingers searching under my chin, finding my scar. As she rubbedit, I became very still. And then her hand dropped and she began to cry" (Tan 17). Hsu 's mother realizes just how much pain she caused her daughter when she abandoned her all those years ago. She is reminded by the scar she left on her daughter and she cannot bear the agony she enforced onto her children. This was a turning point for An-Mei 's mother since her character progressed froma selfish, freightened woman to a caring and thoughtful woman. It took noticing the scars etched onto An-Mei 's chin and persona for her to realize the grief she caused to those around