Question

I was a dainty ballerina girl standing by the curtains, waiting to hear the right music that would send me floating on my tiptoes. I was like the Christ child lifted out of the straw manger, crying with holy indignity. I was Cinderella stepping from her pumpkin carriage with sparkly cartoon music filling the air.
In all of my imaginings, I was filled with a sense that I would soon become perfect. My mother and father would adore me. I would be beyond reproach. I would never feel the need to sulk for anything.

–“Two Kinds,”
Amy Tan

The narrator is motivated by a desire for
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What evidence in the text best supports this conclusion?

Answer 1

Answer:

In "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, The narrator is a ballerina, looking for a desire to discover a music that would fit her dancing well. She disires to be perfect and receive her parents' praise for her well done work. The text supports this by stating;

" I was filled with a sense that I would soon become perfect. My mother and father would adore me. I would be beyond reproach. I would never feel the need to sulk for anything. "