Two Kinds Amy Tan Dialogue Essay

“Two Kinds” is about a girl named Jing-mei and her family had moved from China to San Francisco in hopes of fame for Jing-mei; her mother wanted her to become a prodigy. With her mother hoping for her to become a prodigy, she is forced to do things that she doesn’t want to do and so she rebells back because she felt as though her mother wasn’t happy that she wasn’t perfect and so she was changing her. At the end of this story, Jing-mei finally learned that if she were to have tried at something she could have been amazing at it, but she wasted her time rebelling against her mother. “Two Kinds” shows Amy Tan’s use of conflict shows readers with the different types of conflict that can affect a story and gives a lesson. in a story.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition, inspired, and success achieved- Helen Keller. By using the dialogue, an author can show you how their characters develop, whether they go from being horrible and mean to a respectable person, or vise versa. You get to know the conversations and listen to each of them talk, creating a voice for each one as you continue the story. The authors in “Lemon Tree Billiards House” and The House of the Scorpion use dialogue to develop their characters and the mood of their stories in the same way.

In “Two Kinds,” Amy Tan explores a theme of independence. Jing-me is an impressionable nine year old girl living in an apartment with her parents. She struggles with the high expectations of her mother, to become a prodigy. The conflict results in a rebellious independence. Tan develops Jing-me’s character as willful, defiant, and insecure.

Our parents often play an important role in shaping us into the type of people we will eventually become. In the short story “Two Kinds” written by Amy Tan, Tan portrays a mother daughter relationship through the daughters eyes while she struggles with her mother trying to make her into prodigy. Although I was never thought to be a prodigy, I was very good at soccer, and therefor I was forced to play it. Like Jing Mei, I played soccer because I wanted my parents to be proud, I wanted to be socially accepted, and

An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, or event. In the story, Two Kinds written by Amy Tan, allusions are often used. The author refers to celebrities throughout the story. She relates them Jing-mei, one of the main characters. Using allusions can help provide more details in the story. Allusions say a lot about a character and enhances events in the story.

In the short story, "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, a Chinese mother and daughter are at odds with each other. The mother pushes her daughter to become a prodigy, while the daughter (like most children with immigrant parents) seeks to find herself in a world that demands her Americanization. This is the theme of the story, conflicting values. In a society that values individuality, the daughter sought to be an individual, while her mother demanded she do what was suggested. This is a conflict within itself. The daughter must deal with an internal and external conflict. Internally, she struggles to find herself. Externally, she struggles with the burden of failing to meet her mother’s expectations. Being a first-generation Asian American,

In her short story "Two Kinds," Amy Tan utilizes the daughter's point of view to share a mother's attempts to control her daughter's hopes and dreams, providing a further understanding of how their relationship sours. The daughter has grown into a young woman and is telling the story of her coming of age in a family that had emigrated from China. In particular, she tells that her mother's attempted parental guidance was dominated by foolish hopes and dreams. This double perspective allows both the naivety of a young girl trying to identify herself and the hindsight and judgment of a mature woman.

Amy Tan was born in 1952, in Oakland, California to Chinese immigrants John and Daisy Tan. Her family eventually settled in Santa Clara. When Tan was in her early teens, her father and one of her brothers died of brain tumors within months of each other. During this period Tan learned that her mother had been married before, to an abusive husband in China. After divorcing him, her mother fled China during the Communist takeover, leaving three daughters behind who she would not see again for nearly forty years.

The title of this short story “Two Kinds” is describes the theme of this story. The mother had stated that there are only two types of daughters. “Those who are obedient and those who follow their own mind.” (pg 412) Jing Mei did not understand the truth or meaning behind that declaration until after her mothers death. Jing Mei realized that her mother only meant that she could be an obedient child by listening to her mother while at the same time follow her own heart and want her own prodigy in life. The last paragraph in this story also indicates the theme of two halves being equal to one. The two songs “perfectly contented” and “pleading child” was actually two halves of one song. Despite Jing Mei and her mother’s differences

One important thing that dialogue does for the story is it reveals things about the characters in the story. By looking at what characters say you can tell their personality and how they feel in certain situations. For example, in Of Mice and Men George says “Lennie. You gonna be sick like you was last night” (Steinbeck, 3). This quote reveals that George really cares about Lennie and his health, even though he might be hard on him sometimes. Another example of dialogue revealing things about the character is when George says “So you forgot that awready, did you? I gotta tell you again, do I? Jesus Christ, you’re a crazy bastard!” (4). One more example of revealing dialogue is when Candy says “I oughtta of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t oughtta of let no stranger shoot my dog.” (61). This quote shows that Candy loved his dog. It also shows how much he respected his dog and how he felt the dog should be respectfully

Often in literature, character relationships change and evolve. “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan is about how a daughter’s feelings change when her mother has higher expectations than the daughter, Jing-mei, does in herself. Jing-mei’s lack of self confidence in becoming a prodigy creates conflict between her and her mother. After a careful analysis of the story, the reader understands how Jing-mei’s feelings toward her mother changed, why her feelings changed, and how those changed feelings affected the entire story.

In the story “ Two Kinds” Amy Tan presents the theme ¨Be grateful for what you have when you have it because nothing is forever¨ through the main characters Ni kan and her mother and also through foreshadowing. Tan takes the reader through a story of a girl and her mother as they both individually learn a good life lesson.

The story Two Kinds By Amy Tan was about a young Chinese girl and her mother who had just moved to the United States. The mother had moved to America because she had lost everything her husband, mom,dad, and children. Even in spite of all this loss she never looked back and never regretted her decision. One day Ni kan’s mother had the idea of Ni kan becoming a child prodigy because to Ni kan's mother you could do anything in America.

In the Short Story " Two kinds " by Amy tan , Jing Mei tells the story of her childhood through different central ideas. The central ideas that relates to her her life the most are expectations, identify and relationship . One quote that represents the central of expectations is "Why don't you like me the way I am? I cried , "I'm not a genius!". Jing Mei feels like her mothers expectations are too high and doesn't like her for the way is she is.

Like many immigrants think, America is the land of opportunity. People from all over the world,