Tan from the excerpt is able to build the central idea in that she relates her mum's English as evidence that one's mother tongue or the language of one's upbringing is a deep form of expression.
<h3>What is a central idea?</h3>
A central idea is an idea in a text around which all the other elements of the story revolve.
Thus, it is right to state that Tan from the excerpt is able to build the central idea in that she relates her mum's English as evidence that one's mother tongue or the language of one's upbringing is a deep form of expression.
