The Prodigy

All the conflicts show how a new generation of a family can be completely different from the previous generation. Jing-Mei viewed America as a place to be yourself. In America, you did not have to pretend to be somebody else, like a genius or a prodigy. The mother viewed America as a place to become anything you wanted to be whether it be successful, rich, or famous. Jing-Mei viewed her cultural identity as an individual aspect, it was unique to each person because each person wanted to be…

Kinds” by Amy Tan, The two daughters can compare but are distinctively different as well. Waverly Jong grew up a child prodigy playing chess and Jing Mei was a pianist prodigy. Both girls thought their work was simple and it came naturally for them. Waverly had her own bit of fame and continuously brought home her awards and trophies. “We didn’t always pick the right kind of prodigy”(Tan 1). Jing Mei didn’t always realize she was talented at the piano, before this she tried everything from…

remarkable?” This is one of the few dilemmas Colin Singleton faces in John Green’s coming-of-age young adult novel An Abundance of Katherines. Colin is an anagram-loving seventeen-year-old boy who has a deep love for girls named Katherine. He was a child-prodigy with an IQ of over 200, and now he struggles with his individuality and what his future holds for him, and whether that means he will be declared a genius. After being dumped by his girlfriend Katherine XIX, Colin is longing to feel…

This tells the readers that the story in fact holds great importance to Amy Tan. She skillfully wrote her experience with hope for others. Her thoughts written down as "I saw what seemed to be the prodigy side of me - a face I had never seen before. I looked at my reflection, blinking so that I could see more clearly. The girl staring back at me was angry, powerful. She and I were the same. I had new thoughts, willful thoughts - or rather, thoughts…

to San Francisco in 1949, she knew that things were going to get better. She decided that her daughter, Jing-mei, is going to be a prodigy. The American idea is that you can do whatever you to do, and Suyuan takes that to heart by preparing her daughter to become a Chinese Shirley Temple. The first time she really decided to go forth with her daughter being a prodigy was when she saw…

is loved more. My mother and I have never had a healthy, strong relationship we are constantly screaming and annoyed with each other. I can be loud, headstrong and very tomboyish, contrary, my sister’s demeanor is quite, shy and polite, she is a prodigy, elegantly dancing on her toes. My sister has won countless awards, competitions, and scholarships, including dancer of the…

on March 17, 1951, in the year of the rabbit. Her Chinese zodiac sign is most compatible with the year of the rat. The year of the rat has a powerful characteristic that is able to learn anything. Which in this case, Waverly, became a child chess prodigy at the age of nine. "By my ninth birthday, I was a national chess champion." (Tan 97). When Waverly was seven-years-old, her older brother received a secondhand chess set. She watched her two older brothers, and she discovered her interest in…

Although it is a higher image of the child, the pressure that you place on the child can be just as harmful as it is encouraging. In the story, it shows how the protagonist used to look forward to when the mom would quiz on the similar things child prodigies know. After the first few disappointments that the mother endured…

you want to keep reading and never stop. The book takes place in Gutshot Tennessee where the main character, Colin Singleton and his bestfriend Hassan end up during their road trip. The book is excellent with the genre: coming of age about a former prodigy who has a realization during a road trip. The significance of the book is not to worry so much about what will happen in the future but in the present because…

daughter. In the mother’s mind, her daughter can become a prodigy no matter how poorly the daughter performs. The mother says, “You can be best anything” (446) or “You have natural talent. You could been genius if you want to” (455). The mother is not satisfied with the idea of her daughter becoming proficient or even mildly talented; she believes her daughter will become the best of the best. She strongly believes her daughter can become a prodigy as long as she tries hard. On the other hand,…