Summary Of Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior By Amy Chua

“Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” Analysis In the article “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” by Amy Chua. Mrs. Chua explained in her essay how Chinese mothers use tactics of obedience, discipline and etc. to raise their children in a way that differs the way western parents do. In the beginning of this essay, the readers are told that the author Amy Chua, Is a professor at a university called Yale Law School and she has two daughters that she raised in her Chinese way. Furthermore, the audience read that Mrs. Chua sees herself as a so-called “Chinese Mother” (Chua, Para 3). The word Chinese mother do not necessarily need to be of Chinese decent because some like Korean, Indian and other groups can be as strict of a parents like the Chinese,

Her children cannot have “play dates and sleep over” (Chu, para 2) and other things that is considered fun in this generation. Instead of having “fun” the children have to be extra focus on the studies and their academic skills such as being at the top of their school and being able to play the piano. People might think that this is abusive, harsh, and strict, however Chua argues that if the child know how to be good at something they will have fun doing so. Amy Chua has a list of examples on what her children shouldn’t do in a regular basis. “1. Attend sleep overs. 2. Have a play date. 3. Be in a school play. 4. Complain about not being in a play. 5. Watch TV or play computer games. 6. Choose their own extracurricular activities. 7. Get a grade less than an A…” (Chua, para 2). She uses examples to give the audience an idea on how to raise their children with a strict parenting method so the kid would have a bright future. That is what she is saying in this essay. Amy Chua is real good in engaging with the readers. She did this because of how she uses examples, where she believes that because of giving the examples western parents can learn from this and apply it to how they raise their children. This method help Chua grab the

Contrast is what Amy Chua used to show the other group that the way she run things is smoother and better than theirs. The author contrast Chinese parents and Western parents. She wants to show that Chinese parents are better than Western parents and this sparks a controversy among the readers. According to her, Chinese mothers can get away with saying that Western parents wouldn’t even dare to do. An example of this statement she uses a memory of her childhood. When Amy Chua was a little girl she disrespected her mother, which resulted in her dad calling her “garbage.” (Chua, para 9) this caused Chua to feel pathetic about herself, ashamed, and regretful for doing what she had done. Whenever her children act disrespectful to her she uses this kind of word choice to show authority in the family. To Amy Chua this perfectly normal and not abusive at all. She is happy that she can say what she wants and no one is there to tell her it’s wrong. “Chinese mothers can say to their daughters, “Hey fatty- lose some weight.” By contrast Western parents have to tiptoe around the issue, talking in terms of “health” and never ever mentioning the f-word…” (Chua, para 10). She is saying Western parents are soft and Chinese parents are more assertive. Amy Chua is successful in using contrast because she captured he audience, assuming that the intended audience is a Western parent. This made her essay very exciting to