Throughout the stories the children are faced with the expectation to succeed. Amy’s mother wanted her to become something great, or just be the best at one thing. She wanted her daughter to be seen as a prodigy, not just an ordinary girl. Mark’s mother just wanted Mark to attend school so he could get a better job and stay off the streets. Both parents wanted to see their children become successful, but they took different routes to achieve this.
Response to “Two Kinds” Donna-Lee Bellamy Jing-mei’s confrontation with her mother following the recital is not where the climax occurs in Amy Tan’s Two Kinds. Jing-mei is the protagonist and during the climax the protagonist is supposed to change during that event. Jing-mei’s mother is constantly encouraging her, telling her she can be a prodigy if she puts forth more effort, but Jing-mei does not believe in herself or her abilities. Jing-mei says, “ For unlike my mother, I did not believe I could be anything I wanted to be. I could only be me” (464).
The family was also able to afford a caregiver whose job it was to play with Temple and keep her from retreating into a corner, as autistic children prefer. Temples 's mother also sought out private schools with sympathetic staff who were willing to work with her daughter's special needs. Temple credits this early intervention with pulling her out of the isolationist shell of autism and laying a path toward her professional success later in life. As a teacher I would learn to adapt to the students learning disability and come away with stragtegies that both the student and I can be comfortable with . I think its important that I
He shows her affection and attraction, then slowly starting to rage and snap at little things. And before you know it he puts his hands on her. By then it’s too late to escape because Deliah is completely in love with Skyes. Believing that it’s just a mistake and he will change over time, because she lets her love for him overrides his hateful behavior. Seeing her miserable was his happiness.
Therefore the mother is teaching the child to be strong. This is also a sign of dependence because the child still needs the mother to hold on to the child. Another relation the mother and child show is care because the mother is caring for the child however it does look like the child needs to find out a few things. In conclusion of this sculpture of mother and child, I think that the mother is proud and is a good example of hr teaching the child to be strong and confident. Analysis 2 In this sculpture made by Henry Moore I think the mother is trying to protect her child.
Why Chinese Moms Are Superior The document “Why Chinese Moms are Superior” written by Amy Chua depicts the lifestyle of a stereotypical American-Asian family and its success in mastery of many areas of extracurricular, some of which include piano playing and math solving skills. In Amy’s journal, she discusses particularly about her two daughters and how the strict rules that were reinforced helped her daughters become better at certain activities which they are expected by Asian traditions to master. Amy lists off many things her two daughters were forbidden to do, whilst normal children can. For example, Amy’s daughters, Sophia and Louisa, were not allowed to attend a sleepover or get a grade lower than an A. Following these strict prohibitions, it is evident that consequently, Sophia and Louisa will have much time on their hands, which in turn, their mom will use to enforce vigorous studying and practicing schedules, whichever subject or activity they may do.
Sheena, who is an ordinary middle-aged woman, raises her children on a casual way. She let them do what they think is the right thing to do. For an example in the following excerpt: “... and walked without looking back at her sons. Experience had shown her that this was the way to get them follow her.” By walking away, the boys need to make a decision - go with mom or not? They choose the first opportunity because they know, from earlier experiences, that making a scene or start arguing does not pay in cases like this one.
Reader Response Essay In the short story Two Kinds, written by Amy Tan, the two main characters are Jing-mei and Jing-mei’s mother. In the writers’ analysis, Jing-mei has pessimistic view of life. She takes every chance of learning with a negative attitude. For example, Jing-mei’s mother gives Jing-mei a chance to learn piano from Mr. Chong but Jing-mei rejects with reason that she is not able to play piano. Jing-mei has not even try to play the piano yet but immediately assumes that playing piano is a very difficult task and rejects her mother’s selection at the very beginning.
tan know that jing-mei ties to impress her mother over and over again but her mom doesn’t what to hear what jing-mei plays but what she sees on the TV and what’s her to be a prodigy. Jing mei doesn’t care at this point, to where her mother pushed her. Jing-mei gives up, losses hope and interest in the piano lessons and doesn’t care what her mother cares anymore . This creates action toward the story how she disobeys her mother’s wishes Jing-mei what’s her mom to accept her the ways she is. Jing-mei doesn’t want to change herself just to make her mother happy.
Also she loves school but because of being pregnant she is prevented. "The first time I got big Pa took me out of school. He never care that I love it....You too dumb to keep going to school, Pa say. Nettie the clever one in this bunch" (Walker 10- 11). Celie is being victimized and as the result of being disrespected, she cannot stand up for herself to fight for her rights and acquire what she deserves.