Amy Tan

on the world is almost entirely based on one's cultural identity. This means that different people may see the same challenges or experiences in various ways, positive or negative. This cultural diversity is clear in stories such as “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan. This excerpt explains the conflicts between the main character, Jing-Mei and her mother. The constant clash between these personalities is brought about because Jing-Mei’s mother, who was born in China, expects…

In the passage written by Amy Tan the author uses adjectives and feelings to reveal that an embarrassing experience in her youth changed her perspective of her heritage by showing how proud she was of her heritage. One time she was embarrassed, was when her family was licking the ends of their spoons in front of the minister family. She was embarrassed because most families in america have good table manners. Her family did not have the same table manners as the minsters family. The minister…

cultures converge together, there are bound to be differences. It is strange to imagine another being embarrassed by their own culture. In the short story, Fish Cheeks, by Amy Tan, she starts out the plot with a very powerful sentence: “For Christmas I prayed for this blond-haired boy, Robert, and a slim new American nose” (Tan 1). This line launches the foundation of her piece by explaining that not only does she long for a boy who is unlike her, but she also dearly wishes for something as…

In the world, there are a plethora of different parenting styles. Extending from low - maintaince parenting all the way to firm authoritarian parenting. “Two Kinds” is an excerpt from The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, realistic fiction novel. Excerpt one is from the chapter “Dreaming of Heroes” and excerpt two is from the chapter “Field of Dreams.” Both are from Friday Night Lights, nonfiction novel, by H.G. Bissinger. The readers are exposed to two drastic parenting lifestyles that affect their…

but it comes from afar and carries with it all my respectable intentions” This is one of the stories that one of the daughters hears from her mother and later on in the story she finds out what is the true meaning behind it. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan is a book and a movie. This Story is about three mothers and three daughters that have their conflicts, but ultimately, they always will love each other. In this book and movie you will read and get into the memory of each and one of them what…

In the novel Joy Luck Club, the author Amy Tan tells the story of four chinese mothers and their american daughters. One of these mothers, An-mei Hsu greatly compares to a poem Mother’s Day by Daisy Zamora. This poem includes four different stanzas, which each correlate with a different part of An-mei’s character. The first and second stanzas of Zamora’s poem are about how the daughter wishes to have a mother like one of the: pretty mothers in the ads() but because she is: born of my womb() she…

In The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan, the two settings of America and China act to contrast the two very different cultures that the mothers and daughters in the novel have and further develop the theme of the difficulties of cultural translation . The two settings also show the reader the message that we may not always know and understand the stories of those we love, but attempting to understand can potentially bring us closer to our family. The separation of each story by chapters, told through…

where you might've thought to yourself, "I'm not enough," or "I will never be enough." With this mindset embedded into your brain, it's hard to believe that you will ever be proven wrong in these circumstances. In the short story, "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, Jing-mei tries to fight off who she's not but is compelled by her mother to become the prodigy that she's always hoped for in her daughter. These two forces collide, causing conflict within their relationship where Jing-mei faces the tough…

In The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan are mostly about mothers and their daughters' generation gap of miscommunications and misunderstandings. Some daughters and mothers may get along, but some don’t. In The Joy Luck Club there were four Chinese mothers: Ying-ying St. Clair, Lindo Jong, An-mei Hsu, and Suyuan Woo. Also with four Chinese daughters: Rose Hsu Jordan , Jing-mei Woo, Waverly, and Lena St. Clair each all have miscommunications and misunderstandings. Throughout the novel, Lena’s mother,…

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…