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A majority of parents and children today have disagreements on what the child should do. For example, parents have an idea where they want their children to attend college. The child might want to attend a totally different college. Most of the time the parents input is not appreciated until the child is an adult.Some children do what their parents want out of respect and obedience, just as Jing-mei in the short story "Two Kinds" The short story " Two Kinds" by author Amy Tan depicts the life of a young Chinese immigrant girl and her family. The young girl's name is Jing-mei. Jing-mei's mother always wanted the best for her. She wanted her daughter to be a prodigy at age nine. Jing-mei's mother chose the type of prodigy she would be. This is the theme of the story, conflicting values. Jing-mei wanted to be an individual, while her mother demanded she do what was suggested. There were many reasons why Jing-mei's mother demanded so much from her. She had invested the time trying to make Jing-mei a prodigy because she was her last hope. Jing-mei's mother had lost two children while in China. Jing-mei's mother also expected her to be a prodigy because she was a Chinese immigrant; sh
" Why don't you like me the way I am? I'm not A genius! I can't plat the piano. She played the song horribly at the recital. Heather Thomas, a literary critic of the "Two sides to a heritage coin" website believes Jing-mei's mother was the villain of the story. Jing-mei was to play the song "Pleading Child". When Jing-mei learned of this decision she was highly upset. She believes she was the villain because she forced Jing-mei to do things She didn't want to do. She didn't want to be what her mother wanted her to be. Jing-mei's mother's decisions weren't appreciated until Jing-mei was old enough to understand her mother's actions.
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