On behalf of Jing Mei in Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds”, uprising leads to a shocking and heartrending outburst that ultimately stuns her mom to her core. Young Jing Mei easily convinces herself as not one born talented, yet her mother thinks otherwise, and pushes her around, as a millionaire would do with a show dog. As a child, Jing Mei actually started out agreeing with Mother, imagining her mother and father would adore her, Jing would be “beyond reproach” (Page 1). Such impressions often shadow grade schoolers, for they button down on the idea that any opportunity that involves a camera could make a child famous, possibly a celebrity. But as time moseys along, and several tests for talents have come, the tipping point comes in the form of a mucked-up talent show. Consequent to the embarrassing piano recital, Jing Mei wants nothing more to do with piano, but when her mom makes her get back to work, upheaval arises, and when physical actions come into play, Jing Mei clamors the wish of, like all of mothers’ other babies in China, being “dead! Like them!” (Tan 7). Jing’s adverse shout leaves her mother frozen, and the
On behalf of Jing Mei in Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds”, uprising leads to a shocking and heartrending outburst that ultimately stuns her mom to her core. Young Jing Mei easily convinces herself as not one born talented, yet her mother thinks otherwise, and pushes her around, as a millionaire would do with a show dog. As a child, Jing Mei actually started out agreeing with Mother, imagining her mother and father would adore her, Jing would be “beyond reproach” (Page 1). Such impressions often shadow grade schoolers, for they button down on the idea that any opportunity that involves a camera could make a child famous, possibly a celebrity. But as time moseys along, and several tests for talents have come, the tipping point comes in the form of a mucked-up talent show. Consequent to the embarrassing piano recital, Jing Mei wants nothing more to do with piano, but when her mom makes her get back to work, upheaval arises, and when physical actions come into play, Jing Mei clamors the wish of, like all of mothers’ other babies in China, being “dead! Like them!” (Tan 7). Jing’s adverse shout leaves her mother frozen, and the