Two Kinds Paper Amy Tan

Josh A. Robertson Prof. Villarreal 1302 4/8/13 Paper 3 Two Kinds Amy Tan In Amy Tans short chronicle Two Kinds Jing-Mei, the report cards main slip, takes a stand against her give. The story opens as she describes her childhood, which was full of ail and resentment caused by never becoming the prodigy that her go urgently wanted her to be. Despite her best intentions, Jing-Mei al shipway fell short of her mothers expectations and one night, she made a pact to herself that she would never relinquish her mother to soften to multifariousness her.After her mother saw a new Chinese girl play the easygoing ona television receiver show she decided that Jing-Mei should take lessons from the neighbor. The neighbor, Mr. Chong, Jing-Mei discovered was deaf, and that she easily could get forward with playing the wrong notes. Months later, Mr. Chong and her mother entered Jing-Mei in a talent contest. She believed that her inside(a) prodigy would surface and allow her to play well, but the performance turn up to be an utter disaster. Two days later, while being urged to go to practice an argument of devastating proportions began.Her mother never spoke of piano lessons ever again. Decades later, she received the familys piano as a give for her thirtieth birthday. Months afterward her mothers death, she plays it and realizes the truth about her mothers intentions. The central idea in Tans story is, parents cannot control or dictate their childrens lives but only try to guide them in the right direction. Tans main character Jing-Mei was self centered, bratty and very inconsiderate of the effects of her air had on the people in her life.She is buried so deep in her ways that it is not until she is an adult that she recognizes how messed up she is. Her mothers character was exclamatory and pushy it was only natural that Jing-Mei rebelled against her. If she had only been gentle with her the results may give way been different. To say the least both characters were deeply flawed and made for a catastrophic descent. It was not only the disappointment my mother felt in me. In the years that followed, I failed her so many epochs, each time asserting my own get out, my right to fall short of expectations (Tan, 48).That regretful spirt she went on about her shortcomings in life proves that she remained too stubborn to change her ways and not give her mother the satisfaction of being big(p) at something. The point of gain of Jing-Mei is crucial to the central idea of the story. The story is written in first person, told by Jing-Mei as she recounts the events of her child hood. The indorser is able to understand from her perspective the relationship between her and her mother and the revelations she had after her mothers death.The first fall out style only allows us to see Jing-Meis perspective where as her mother may pack recalled her childhood differently. The writing style of omniscient narration from the point of view of the child adds depth to the central idea of the story. The commentator experiences first hand it being brought to life by the eyes of the child as the patch armes. The reader can relate from this view-point and recall their childhood as Jing-Mei narrates her own. The progress of the protagonist seemed to be cut short by her stubborn behavior to remain true to her ways well into her adult life.Jing-Mei doesnt nail the sum of her mothers intentions until her demise making for an every blotch has a silver lining close, but serves the purpose in lay her in the static character category for the majority of Tans story. Had Jing-Mei come to the realization early on in the story, the outcome would allow varied differently. Her mother, the antagonist, was only a mere muse for Jing-Mei to hold back individual to blame for her not trying. Her mother ultimately wanted the best for her female child and to surpass her like every other parent would want for their child. You have natural talent. You could been genius if you want to. (Tan, 48) Jing-Meis mothers lyric were attempts to make peace with her daughter. Jing-Meis real enemy was herself who denied her to exceed at everything and finally she came to terms with it. The conflict was external between the heated relationship between Jing-Mei and her mother, which is for the majority of the story. In closing, Two Kinds was a well-written story with meaning and purpose, a great plot and a great alternative ending that the reader doesnt see coming. The reader feels that the little girl will eventually repair what is broken in her relationship with her mother.Seeing that not emit until her mothers death is devastating to the reader even more(prenominal) so Jing-Mei is unable to apologize to all these facts after she realizes what she has done. This cold mass could very well insight feelings of anger within the heart of the reader upon the storys ending. The central idea remains true through out the storys entirety only t o be confronted, regretted and digested by Jing-Mei. Works Cited Tan, Amy. Two Kinds. Literature Craft & Voice. Vol 1 1st. Cheuse Alan. Ed 40-47. McGraw Hill. bleak York 2010. Print.