The story "Two Kinds" , revolves around a strict relationship between a mother and daughter. The mother tries very hard to make sure her daughter Jing Mei , is successful in life and lives up to her full potential. The story explores alot of different themes. Though , there is one theme that really stands out. You cant force someone to be something that their not.
Jing Mei's mother was an immagrant from China. She moved to the United States to give her daughter , Jing Mei , a better and successful life for her. And being raised in China with their strict rules and striving to be perfect took a toll on her and her daughters relationship. She pressures her daughter to be great and perfect all the time but it gets really hard for her to live up to her mothers standards. Her mother believes that Jing Mei can be a child prodigy and prepares her to be and act like one. Furthermore , the story ends with Jing Mei getting everything off her chest and seeing the dissappointment in her mothers eyes as she finds out her daughter has not lived up to her full potential. And her mother has finally gained an understanding of her daughter.
Answer: The first principle of good communication is knowing your audience. This is where writing papers for class gets kind of weird. As Peter Elbow explains1:
When you write for a teacher you are usually swimming against the stream of natural communication. The natural direction of communication is to explain what you understand to someone who doesn’t understand it. But in writing an essay for a teacher your task is usually to explain what you are still engaged in trying to understand to someone who understands it better.
Often when you write for an audience of one, you write a letter or email. But college papers aren’t written like letters; they’re written like articles for a hypothetical group of readers that you don’t actually know much about. There’s a fundamental mismatch between the real-life audience and the form your writing takes.
The Mona Lisa is the most famous one. Although, there are others.
