Conflicts between mother and daughter in Two Kinds

Americans it is the opposite, they do not feel disgraced if they are not the best. Obviously, in “Two Kinds”, the conflicts between Jing-mei and her mother are partially because the intense relationship between them, which comes from her wishing her daughter would live her dream. The reason why Jing-mei’s mother is asking her to play piano is her mother wants her to beat Auntie Lindo’s daughter in the field of music. If Jing-mei cannot do this, her mother would feel disgraced, because Auntie Lindo’s daughter is good at playing chess, who gains a certain amount of fame as “Chinatown’s littlest Chinese Chess Champion. In the story, Jing-mei’s mother told her “Of course you can be prodigy, too. You can be best anything. What does Auntie Lindo know? Her daughter, she is only best tricky” (454). Jing-mei’s mother thought Jing-mei can be prodigy if you give her proper guidance. She thought Jing-mei can be the best while actually Jing-mei does not have such talent. In fact, Jing-mei did very badly on the talent show of the Chinatown, and eventually she…

Have you ever had two cultures of yours conflict with one another? Jing-Mei and her mother did not get along very well. Her mother's culture is very different than the one that she grew up knowing. Jing-Mei is more towards American culture than Chinese while her mother is the opposite. In, Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds,” an excerpt from the book Joy Luck Club, Jing-Mei, a Chinese-American girl, experiences her and her mother with completely different beliefs conflicting, along with her conflict with,…

Two Kinds Author Amy Tan gives a remarkable look in the story “Two Kinds” into the dynamics of a clash of culture in one family. At some points in the story, it is hard to tell the protagonist from the antagonist. The man vs man conflict between mother and daughter is dynamic as it flows between them. Another interesting conflict is the battle between “Ni Kan’s” and “Waverly”, in addition to her mother and “Auntie Lindo” struggle to prove which daughter is more talented. The conflict of man vs…

many places in the world there are mothers who live vicariously through their children because they could not exceed in their own lives so they push their kids to do things that they wish they had the chance to do. Sometimes tis can be a good thing because their over determination for their kids may cause the kids to go into a good path for their future leading them to have a successful life. Often times, their over determination can cause their kids to take the wrong direction because they put…

their children’s futures. This hope would turn into a major conflict that characterize the short story Tow Kinds, written by Ammy Tan. In the story, the main character 's mother, Suyuan, tries hard to find the wright way that would lid to her daughter success. She strongly believes that her daughter, Jing, would be someone very famous and important only because she lives in America. Jing is a child raised in America by her mother who had lost everything in China, and being in America turns to be…

Describe the nature of the mother/daughter relationships in the works of the following writers: Flannery’ O’Conner, Amy Tan, and Julia Alvarez. What is the source of the conflict in these relationships? Are the conflicts resolved in these works? Why or why not? Different relationships between mothers and daughters were discussed in Flannery’ O'Connor's “Good Country People”, Amy Tan’s “Two Kind”, and Julia Alvarez's “¡Yo!”. In the three mother/daughter relationships, we explored some…

by Kurt Vonnegut, Two Kinds by Amy Tan and Eveline by James Joyce all share a similar concept of an unfortunate and serious tone. This is shown in the text through the theme of family conflict caused by greed and pressure. The short stories are connected through a similar unfortunate and serious tone and theme of greed causing conflict in the family. In Desiree’s Baby by Kate Chopin, Armand chooses to protect his family name over his own wife and biological son because of the colour of his…

Amy Tan wrote a short story, “Two Kinds”, about a Chinese immigrant mother and her 1st generation American born daughter. Centering around the mother and daughter’s relationship during her childhood in Chinatown, SanFrancisco and into her adulthood. This story is written in the daughters Jing-Mei ‘June’ perspective. Specifically the time when her mother signed her up piano lessons. It had all started because, Suyuan, her mother, wanted her to have a better life than she had in China, because…

The Imagery in Two Kinds Amy Tan's “Two Kinds” shows readers the problematic relationship between mothers and daughters. The mother-daughter relationship is the main conflict through the story. Conflicts occur owing to divergent opinions about identification. As a Chinese immigrant living in California, Jing-Mei's mother decides to put her idea of the American Dream in the mind of her daughter. But being born in America, Jing-Mei hates the idea of her mother’s American Dream being put on…

have different perspectives and ways of life due to their unique cultural identities. Your culture is composed of your values, beliefs, customs, language, etc. These different perceptions of culture can cause conflict between family members, friends, strangers, and even yourself. In the articles “Two Kinds”, by Amy Tan, “Everyday Use”, by Alice Walker, and “Ethnic Hash”, by Patricia J Williams, the authors illustrate their experiences with conflicts created by differing opinions/ideas on…