Suyuan shows love for her daughter by sacrificing her dinner to give to her daughter. The point Amy incorporates is to show the strong bond and relationship between mother and daughter. Jing-Mei attempts to give her mother the good crab. But, Suyuan refuses it and gives the crab back to her daughter. Despite their past differences (with the piano lessons), they manage to have a strong relationship. Jing-Mei would always be Suyuan’s daughter, even through turmoil, and whatever decisions Jing-Mei or Suyuan makes will affect the other. This is their “Best Quality”, the relationship of mother and daughter. Amy tan stresses the importance between mother and daughter’s relationship because the mother wants what’s best for their daughter, due to the harsh lives they had when they were young
Suyuan shows love for her daughter by sacrificing her dinner to give to her daughter. The point Amy incorporates is to show the strong bond and relationship between mother and daughter. Jing-Mei attempts to give her mother the good crab. But, Suyuan refuses it and gives the crab back to her daughter. Despite their past differences (with the piano lessons), they manage to have a strong relationship. Jing-Mei would always be Suyuan’s daughter, even through turmoil, and whatever decisions Jing-Mei or Suyuan makes will affect the other. This is their “Best Quality”, the relationship of mother and daughter. Amy tan stresses the importance between mother and daughter’s relationship because the mother wants what’s best for their daughter, due to the harsh lives they had when they were young