Part one of term paper
of Two Kinds Amy Tan's two kinds is a short story which dipicts the relationship between an immigrant mother, an American daughter and their inability to understand each other. Although most mother/daughter relationships have difficult times, when neither side is willing to bend, sometimes in winning the battle, you lose the war. The story ...

Part two of term paper
... wants her to be. Her mother tests her constantly, but eventually Jing-Mei becomes frustrated from all the failed attempts, and decides she will no longer do what her mother wants. Jing-Mei gives up on herself, believing she can't succeed, which ultimately causes her mother to give up on her. Jing-Mei realizes that what hurt her the most was her mother giving up on her. In trying to please her mother, Jing-Mei's self image is lowered. Everyday her mother would read about a new child prodigy t ...