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    Two Kinds (Grade 8)

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    The document is a summary of the short story "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan. It discusses the main themes of parental expectations, identity crisis, and the American Dream. It outlines the plot which centers around the conflict between a daughter and her Chinese mother who immigrated to America and wants her daughter to fulfill her dreams of becoming a prodigy. The resolution sees the daughter years later sitting down to play the piano after her mother's death. The moral of the story is about the importance of communication between parents and children.

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    Two Kinds (Grade 8)

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    The document is a summary of the short story "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan. It discusses the main themes of parental expectations, identity crisis, and the American Dream. It outlines the plot which centers around the conflict between a daughter and her Chinese mother who immigrated to America and wants her daughter to fulfill her dreams of becoming a prodigy. The resolution sees the daughter years later sitting down to play the piano after her mother's death. The moral of the story is about the importance of communication between parents and children.

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    The document is a summary of the short story "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan. It discusses the main themes of parental expectations, identity crisis, and the American Dream. It outlines the plot which centers around the conflict between a daughter and her Chinese mother who immigrated to America and wants her daughter to fulfill her dreams of becoming a prodigy. The resolution sees the daughter years later sitting down to play the piano after her mother's death. The moral of the story is about the importance of communication between parents and children.

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    29 views31 pages

    Two Kinds (Grade 8)

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    JOHN PATRICK MARTINEZ
    The document is a summary of the short story "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan. It discusses the main themes of parental expectations, identity crisis, and the American Dream. It outlines the plot which centers around the conflict between a daughter and her Chinese mother who immigrated to America and wants her daughter to fulfill her dreams of becoming a prodigy. The resolution sees the daughter years later sitting down to play the piano after her mother's death. The moral of the story is about the importance of communication between parents and children.

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    TWO KINDS

    两种
    Amy Tan
    Opening Prayer

    两种
    Amy Tan
    WOULD YOU
    RATHER
    CHALLENGE
    Would you rather…

    Be a Billionaire Live Twice as long


    Would you rather…

    Skip Breakfast Skip Lunch


    Would you rather…

    Join the Avengers Join Justice League


    Would you rather…

    Drop your Phone to a Building Drop your Pet to a Building


    Would you rather…

    Never Listen to Music Again Never Watch TV Again


    Would you rather…

    Spend the rest of your life Spend the rest of your life
    living with yourself living with your family
    TWO KINDS
    两种
    Amy Tan
    Power Target
    I CAN…
    • Determine Moral Issues discussed in a text listened
    to.
    • EN8LC-IIIh-7.4
    0
    1
    Themes
    Identity Crisis
    Parental Expectations
    The American Dream
    (Multiculturalism)
    0
    2
    The Setting
    The Setting
    • The story is about a Chinese family that
    moves to America, which they consider,
    ”The Land of Opportunity”

    • It takes place in June’s early childhood,


    as she is learning to find out who she is,
    along with her mother trying to influence
    her.
    0
    3
    The Characters
    Characters
    Jing-mei Woo’s (June)
    Suyuan Woo Mr. Chong
    Is the narrator as well as the
    main character. After being Jing Mei’s mom Jing Mei’s Piano Teacher, He is
    pushed by her mother to deaf and has a poor eyesight.
    become a prodigy, she develops
    a rebelious attitude toward her
    mother.

    Lindo Jong (Auntie Lindo) Waverly Jong Uncle Tin


    A Chinese
    Friend of Suyuan Woo Chess Auntie Lindos’s husband and
    champion and Waverly Jong’s father
    brags about it
    to Jing Mei.
    0
    4
    Plot
    About Two Kinds
    The story, “Two kinds,” is about
    a daughter and mother
    relationship, as they move to a
    different country.

    The story talks about the


    conflict, the two face.
    0
    5
    Conflict
    The main conflict in the story Two
    Kinds was the struggle between
    what the daughter wanted and what
    her mother wanted for her, based on
    the background and cultural
    differences between the two.
    0
    6
    Symbolisms
    0
    7
    Resolution
    We discover that deep inside, Jing Mei did
    have some pride in her piano-when Jing
    Mei's mother tells her that the piano is hers,
    and she should take it. In the resolution, we
    come to the present time and Jing Mei's
    mother has recently passed. She has the
    piano tuned, and sits down to play.
    0
    8
    Moral
    “The moral of "Two Kinds" has to do
    with the need for effective
    communication between parents and
    children. When this communication
    is lacking, it can disrupt the
    relationship in the short and long
    term and cause long-lasting
    emotional trauma for both parties.”
    0
    9
    Takeaways

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