Mother Tongue by Amy Tan Essay

When re-reading "Mother Tongue" By Amy Tan, the author has gone into details expressing a portion of her life growing up with the man Englishes that she has had. Between unconsciously switching from "proper" English to a " broken" form only spoken between her family, this has allowed her to overcome several adversities in her life. Due to these challenges, having a "limited" or "broken" language it still has made an impact and impression on her mother. The author's claim is that, even in her…

In the article “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan, a Chinese-American writer, shares her idea that we all speak a different kind of “Englishes” unconsciously and that we are sometimes categorized by the way we speak. Tan supports her argument by giving examples of her family's cultural background and describing how her mother was discriminated by retailers, stockbrokers, and doctors because her mother’s English seemed improper. Tan explains that language does not have to be uniformed and completely…

The Essay Mother Tongue was written in 1990 by Amy Tan. This was written for people like her, who had trouble accepting the way their parent´s spoke. It was written to share an experience not many have and is about what she had to do because of her mother´s speech. These things can be known by inferred from the text and read the small bio before the reading. This text takes the form of an essay. this is apparent because it is written in a more formal fashion and is written in spaced paragraphs…

Logos, or logic, involves looking for arguments that make sense in a piece. Amy Tan’s essay is very logical. It makes complete sense, and is simple to understand. Being that it is a narrative, she uses examples to back up her statements about English. She tells the stories of her mother dealing with the stockbroker and the hospital as means to make her point clearer. Ethos looks at the author’s credibility. Tan is a well-known writer, and does a lot of public speaking. We can trust her…

In the essay by Amy Tan from The Opposites of Fate, Mother Tongue (2003 p. 20-23) she blends different forms of English to make it more relevant to most people and making the piece easier to read and comprehend. It has it proven that using blended forms of writing can make a successful piece. We tend to elaborate more when we know our audience. When we do not, we use more factual information and formal words. We also use formal methods to get our point across when trying to reach those in…

can be for immigrants and children of immigrants because of this barrier. Amy Tan, the author of “mother tongue” expresses what she learned growing up in a home where broken was spoken. She learned about how she spoke different to different people in her life, how people reacted to her mom’s broken English, and how this has affected her life growing up. Growing up, Amy was ashamed of her mother’s “limited English”. Her mother though knew that her English wasn’t very good. Some of Amy’s friends…

In the piece, “Mother Tongue”written by Amy Tan, Tan made the example with her mother and the hospital to prove to the readers that those who cannot speak perfect, or fluent English will be often disregarded or not equally treated compared to those who speak English well. When Tan described the example with the stockbroker, she wanted the audience to realize how her mother couldn’t get around in California properly with, for lack of a better word, broken English. She also described the feeling…

Identity found through language in “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan Many people in this world do not understand the power of language. Language is much more than just a way of communication. In America, language is a key aspect in how others see you and what they think of you. People make assumptions about others from their appearance, from their actions, from the way they speak and also from what they speak of. Many people who speak proper English do not understand how much of an advantage they…

story “Mother Tongue”, Amy Tan tries to distinguish the difference between two different cultures as a child. She is raised by her mother who speaks “broken” English, and the outside world where perfect English is spoken. Amy had a hard time as a child because of the different Englishes that were spoken. Tan as an adult continues to find the difference between the languages that are spoken, even though she knows that the one spoken by her mother will never improve. Tan’s attitude towards mother…

of language of language are no less important than people who did not have help with learning English. In “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan the author discusses her take and perception on certain struggles faced by bilingual individuals. Her article encompasses experiences…