Amy Tan And Lasse Hallstrom

Amy Tan and Lasse Hallstrom utilize conflict and point of view to help effectively tell their stories. In “In Mother Tongue” the literary conflict faced by the main character demonstrates person vs. society, the broken English language spoken by Amy Tan’s mother causes society to discriminate and alienate her. Amy Tongue and her mother came to America and had struggles and hardships of people trying to understand their broken English. “The fact that people in department stores, banks, and restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her. “ (Tan 2). describes disrespect and discrimination, Amy Tan’s mom faced in society because of her broken English. Her values and ideas were looked upon as

Amy Tan explains in “Mother Tongue” how she uses different varieties of English around groups of people and why she decided to become a writer. “I was walking down the street with my mother, and I again found myself conscious of the English I was using, the English I do use with her” (Tan 1). The author uses “I” and “Myself” very clearly to illustrate to the reader her point of view and shares with the audience her experience that might resonate similarly with someone reading. Amy effectively utilizes a first-person point of view to share the experiences her mother went through trying to speak another language. She uses first-person to show the hardships, both emotional and physical, to teach the importance of empathy and understanding. Unlike the short story “Mother Tongue,” the movie Chocolat uses a third-person point of view to effectively tell the story. At the end of the movie, the audience discovers an adult Anouk narrates the story. Using a third-person point of view, Hallstrom describes Anouk’s life as bouncing from one town to the next with her