In Amy Tan’s story “Two Kinds,” Jing-Mei is a dynamic character, not a static character. She grows considerably during the course of the action. The girl initially believes that her mother is right, and that it is her responsibility to act obediently. To do otherwise would not only mean disappointing her mother, but also would lead to failure and not living up to the American dream. As her mother phrases it, she would be the wrong kind of daughter. Jing-Mei grows to realize that she is her own person and can only be a singular daughter: herself. Although she can believe in the importance of success, it will not necessarily take the form that her mother desires but rather will be achieved by following her own path. Refusing to play the piano in the competition is an important breakthrough that shows her development, even though her resistance is expressed through speaking cruelly to her mother.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
What is the theme of the chapter Lead?
Primo Levi's complex probing of the Holocaust, including his survival of Auschwitz and pre- and post-war life, is organized around indiv...
-
The statement "Development policy needs to be about poor people, not just poor countries," carries a lot of baggage. Let's dis...
-
"Mistaken Identity" is an amusing anecdote recounted by the famous author Mark Twain about an experience he once had while traveli...
-
Primo Levi's complex probing of the Holocaust, including his survival of Auschwitz and pre- and post-war life, is organized around indiv...
-
De Gouges's Declaration of the Rights of Woman was enormously influential. We can see its influences on early English feminist Mary Woll...
-
As if Hamlet were not obsessed enough with death, his uncovering of the skull of Yorick, the court jester from his youth, really sets him of...
-
In both "Volar" and "A Wall of Fire Rising," the characters are impacted by their environments, and this is indeed refle...
No comments:
Post a Comment