Question

In at least 150 words, tell how the daughter changes over the course of the story "Two Kinds".

Answer 1

Answer:

​In the beginning, the daughter wanted to live up to her mother's expectations. She was always trying her best and even when she did win her mother wasn't satisfied. She soon realized she could never satisfy her mother and reach her expectations to become the Chinese Shirley Temple. She then starts to rebel and take her own path in life. Instead of trying to make her mother happy she wanted to make herself happy! She rebelled against her mother's wishes because she would never be able to impress her mother. She wanted to be happy in life and free, she knew she couldn't achieve happiness if she was constantly trying to impress her mother. In conclusion, at the beginning of the story, all she wanted to do was impress her mother, however, in the end, she decided to rebel and take her own path.

Answer 2

In Amy Tan’s story “Two Kinds,” the daughter, Jing-Mei “June” Woo, changes from a child into a young woman. She reaches adulthood and a deeper understanding of her mother. As a child, June acquiesces to her mother’s belief that in America you can be anything, including a child prodigy. The two watch television shows and read magazines that show how children become famous for their talents. Even when her mother tries to “Americanize” her looks.  As a young girl she shares her mother’s enthusiasm for the American dream. When her mother explains the opportunities in America and how June could be a prodigy, the little girl willingly participated in her mother’s plans. Together they watch shows, and read magazines about child prodigies. June based her self-worth on pleasing her mother and becoming the perfect child. Suyuan choose the piano as June’s talent. When June realizes the amount of practice need to become a talented pianist she begins to question her mother’s motives. June is aware she does not have the innate talent of a prodigy. She fails during her piano recital and her internal conflict comes to light. The internal conflict soon surfaces during an argument with her mother, and creates a wedge between the pair. As June advances through school, she is determined to be perfectly average. Her grades are mediocre, and she flounders in collage.

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