Mother Tongue by Amy Tan Essay

reason to go. The stories, “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan, “Of Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford, and “My mom, a Mexican Immigrant, Taught Me to Love America” by Cristela Alonzo all touch on the difficulties and progress three very different groups of immigrants went through. Each of these took place in different times and had their own trials, but found that they could bring good things to these new places, in their own way. In the story, “Mother Tongue,” Amy Tan…

and according to Tan and Anzaldua, a certain way of life is expected of them. The struggle of “fitting in” and accepting the cultural background is a major point in both essays, Mother Tongue by Amy Tan and How to Tame a Wild Tongue by Gloria Anzaldua. Their experiences with the discrimination in the United States have given them they reason to stand against social inequality. They refuse to feel like they are any less than an American. Although people tried to “tame” their tongues, their…

of money even if they are going for something that they do not actually love. That is not the case! Education is much more than money-making, for one spends thousands of dollars to get educated. In Reading to Write by Stephen King, Mother’s Tongue by Amy Tan, and Why Education by Lydia Hale, it is made clear that people are educated in order to be successful in their passion. On top of passion, education leads to a gain in power. There are many debates on why one gets educated;…

Language So Powerful? Most people may think a language is just a tool for communication, but a language is much more like a symbol of power. A language could be used to decide an individual 's personality, knowledge, or even social status. In Amy Tan 's, "Mother Tongue" and James Baldwin 's, "If Black English Isn 't a Language, Then Tell Me What Is" both authors mention the struggle of enunciating, but also how language could unite people . Generally, natives tend to treat foreigners…

In many of the different writings that have been done by the Authors Jane Tompkins, Amy Tan, and myself have to do with the changed prospectives that show “utility of error”. Utility of error ties into both the terms Optimistic and Pessimistic. Optimistic tells us “ the experience of being wrong isn’t limited to humiliation and defeat”. Pessimistic meaning “tells us that wrongness is unpleasant, but it doesn't tells us why, and is has nothing at all to say about errors that don't turn it to be…

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…

United States are all interrelated due to the fact that we all live in the same country, but we all differ in the language we speak and our culture. Text such as The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang, “Studying Islam” by Peter Berkowitz and Michael McFaul, and “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan, explore the idea that language and culture shape and give individuals their identity. No two…

situation which caused many doubts that became stressful towards them. However, despite some obstacles such as nationality and inequality, today Amy Tan and Brent Staples are professional and successful writer. Both Amy Tan and Brent Staples were born in the United States. Amy Tan explained how difficult it was for her…

In the short story "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan, a main theme is that staying quiet and holding back can help you to achieve goals, shown when Waverly's mother awards her, when she wins a chess game, and when Waverly accidentally blurts out something she regrets saying. At the beginning of the story when Waverly is a young girl, her mother drills a life lesson into her. She tells Waverly to “ ‘Bite back your tongue,’ scolded my mother when I cried loudly (...) ‘Wise guy, he not go against wind…

English. People use these form of languages every day, integrating themselves so deeply that it becomes the life altering metamorphoses that not only affects a generation but also a culture and family. As esteemed novelist and writer Amy Tan describes in her essay, Mother Tongue, it is “the language spoken in the family, especially in immigrant families which are more insular, plays a large role in shaping the language of the child” (181). Many people can relate to a verity such as family,…