Two Kinds

In "Two Kinds," Jing-mei's talent show performance was a disaster due to her lack of preparation and belief in her supposed prodigy status. Despite not learning the piece well and daydreaming during...

Three key events in "Two Kinds" include Jing-Mei's mother deciding she should become a piano prodigy after seeing a young Chinese girl on TV, Jing-Mei's disastrous recital that reveals her lack of...

The climax in "Two Kinds" occurs during the terrible fight between Jing-mei and her mother on the day after her disastrous piano performance. In this tension-filled scene, both mother and daughter...

The mother in "Two Kinds" arranges piano lessons for her daughter because she believes in the American Dream and wants her daughter to become a prodigy. Motivated by her own past losses and high...

In "Two Kinds," Jing-mei planned to and expected to give a solid performance at the recital. This makes her surprise and shock at playing a wrong note all the more powerful.

In Amy Tan's "Two Kinds," the setting of San Francisco's Chinatown deeply influences both the plot and character actions. Jing-mei's mother, an immigrant, sees America as a land of endless...

When Jing-mei plays the piano at the talent show, her lack of preparation for the performance becomes clear. She looks lovely and curtsies beautifully, but her piano playing is abysmal. It is a...

The girl on the Ed Sullivan show in "Two Kinds" is playing a piano, as described in the story. However, the specific instrument is not crucial to the story's theme. The narrative focuses on the...

In "Two Kinds," the mother affords piano lessons by trading her house cleaning services with a retired, deaf piano teacher named Mr. Chong. Despite not being wealthy, she is determined for her...

"Two Kinds" is a short story by Amy Tan that tells the story of an angry Chinese-American girl named June. At the beginning of the story, June, who is about twelve years old, is arguing with her...