Many immigrants travel to the United States with the American Dream. America is the land of opportunity where anything and everything is possible. A great example of this can be found in Amy Tan’s short story “Two Kinds”. The story focuses on Jing-Mei and her mother, Mrs. Woo. Mrs. Woo believes that hard work and determination Jing-Mei can become anything she wants to be including genius or prodigy. Amy Tan embodies this when she writes, “My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America.” (1). Mrs. Woo drives Jing-Mei into numerous activities, eager that one will uncover an unknown ability or talent. Jing-Mei dislikes the way in which her mother pushes her into all the different activities, in particularly the piano. The
