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What Is The Central Message Of Mother Tongue By Amy Tan

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“ When I was growing up my mother limited english limited my perception of her, I was ashamed of her english I believed that her english reflected the quality of what she had to say” ( Tan 8 ). In the article “ Mother Tongue” Amy Tan convey’s her central message by using pathos, Logos, And ethos to show how her mother was treated, and how it affected her growing up

To begin with, many people come from different countries and the way they speak may be different. AMy tan uses logos to show you shouldn't judge somebody by the way they speak. In this article Amy tan demonstrates that by stating facts that people who speaks a way in english they know more than what they learned. For example “ You should know that my mother's expressive

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