Amy Tan Talks About The Clash Between Traditional And...

In the short story â€Å"Two Kinds,† Amy Tan talks about the clash between traditional and contemporary values. The Chinese culture wants everything to be a certain way, but Tan grow up in around American culture and she was more likely to have her own thoughts rather than be an obedient daughter. This essay illustrates the procedure of character development of the second-generation Chinese immigrant daughters who experience differences between Chinese culture and American culture, such as language, culture and generational gaps that rise between the Chinese mothers and their American born daughters. Language is a traditional value for every country. Amy Tan talks about communication gaps throughout her first novel The Joy Luck Club. She talks about language variation between her and her mother. She speaks fluent English and her mother speaks mixture of broken English and Chinese. In â€Å"Two Kinds† Jing-mei’s mother also speaks broken English and Chinese and Ji ng-mei speaks fluent English. Throughout the story her mother is speaking Chinese or broken English such as: â€Å"â€Å"Ni-kan†, â€Å"you already know how. Don’t need talent for crying†Ã¢â‚¬ (Tan, 382). Because of her mother’s English, Jing-mei and her mother were not close enough to understand one another. Her mother could not understand what Jing-mei wants in her life and Jing-mei could not understand what her mother wanted her to be. In her essay titled â€Å"The Mother Tongue,† she begins by talking about the English language and itsShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 Pages978-0-13-283487-2 Brief Contents Preface xxii 1 2 Introduction 1 What Is Organizational Behavior? 3 The Individual 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Diversity in Organizations 39 Attitudes and Job Satisfaction 69 Emotions and Moods 97 Personality and Values 131 Perception and Individual Decision Making 165 Motivation Concepts 201 Motivation: From Concepts to Applications 239 3 The Group 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Foundations of Group Behavior 271 Understanding Work Teams 307 Communication 335 Leadership