The poem “Daughter” operates as an exposition by Cathy Linh Che on her childhood, specifically from the adult perspective. By employing this viewpoint, she alludes to her function as a daughter and the implications it has on her relationship with her mother, who is this adept foundational figure, and her father, who is a demoralized shell of a person. With attention to the differences in the dynamic between the mother and the father, we gain insight into the potential strain on the relationship between Che’s parents. Likewise, analyzing their family as a unit reveals the inherent pattern of trauma and violence passed down from one generation to the next.
Have you ever been frustrated with your parents or parent? In the stories, Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun, the both narrators have a hard time making peace with their parent. In both stories, the problems are creating tension between their family, and it’s because of the difference in points of views. Such as the daughter in Confetti Girl, she is frustrated on how the dad is not paying attention to her wants and needs. Also, how she prefers on talking about something meaningful to her than about books.
According to Nguyen, his mother stated, “We're almost there son. Don’t worry,” as they faced the life-threatening and frightening conditions of the sea (Nguyen 21). As any other loving mother would, Nguyen’s mother comforted him during the dreadful event. In addition, Nguyen stated that his mother repeatedly told him a proverb as he was growing up: “Loving your child means giving them sticks and salt; hating your child means giving them sweetness and candy” (Nguyen 27). This proverb helps show that Nguyen’s mother only raised him as she did because she loved him.
7: One way this tone is present is through the harsh words that the mother calls her daughter, mainly the constant repetition of “slut” such as the line”...try to walk like a lady and not like the slut you are so bent on becoming…” 8: This expresses that the mother is displeased about her daughter’s life and thinks that she should listen to her to ratify it, however, she does so in a disrespectful manner by calling her a slut without regard to her daughter’s emotions, which highlights an aggressive/belligerent tone. 9: The mother is also commanding due to her constant downplay of her daughter's responses, for example “... but I don’t sing benna on Sundays at all and never in Sunday school; this is how to sew on a button…” 10: In this segment, the daughter tells the mother that she never sings the song “Benna” after being accused of it, still the mother does not take heed of her daughter’s correction and instead just keeps ruling her
Although control over a child may be seen as beneficial, many attributes of parental figures also suppress the natural essence of children. When Hannah moves in with Tante Rose, her life becomes dedicated to mastering Tante Rose’s piano. Despite previously living far more carefree home, when she moves in with her aunt, her lifestyle begins to change, saying, “Tante Rose demanded of me total commitment and devotion” (Horton, 33). Similarly, when Charlotte’s mother attempts to control Charlotte’s life, Charlotte describes her mother using a metaphor. She says, “my mother is a lofty mountain capped by virgin snow.
In the two stories Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom by Amy Chua and The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, the mother-daughter relationship of the two families is rather similar but at the same time they are very different. The tone of the mother is one of the only differences between these two stories, but the tone is complete opposite for the two mothers. The point of view and diction of the two stories is also very different. In Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom, Chua is writing in the mother's point of view of trying to teach her daughter how to play the violin.
The daughters don’t think their mothers have substantial advice to give them about their relationship issues, but they realize their mothers are wiser than they thought. There is cyclical nature in the culture and beliefs in
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother Critique Amy Chua, a professor at Yale Law School, has created an article called Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother that intensively describes differences in the usage of parenting methods in Chinese and Westerners culture. The author has personally raised her children in a highly strict manner so her children succeed in life and academics. Chua often refers to the term “Chinese mother” that describes her parenting style apart from Western parents. The main purpose of this article is to show the two parenting techniques and how they affect the child 's success.
The connection between a mother and her daughter is special. A bond is created from birth that is unbreakable. Because this bond is so important, it is approached in many different ways. In the excerpt from Amy Chua’s memoir Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom, she talks about her daughter growing up playing the violin. In the excerpt from Amy Tan's novel The Joy Luck Club, she talks about herself as a young woman growing up with a very strict mother figure who wanted her to play the piano.
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother was written by Yale Law School professor Amy Chua. The book depicts her parenting style, referred to as “Tiger mother,” compared to the parenting style of “Westerners.” Chua also uses the term “Chinese mother” to describe her parenting style; although, it isn’t directly correlated to Chinese mothers. Contrarily, all Chinese mothers are not considered Chinese mothers, or “Tiger
(m2MB) Anne realizes that she needs to stay calm and respect her mother, but she has great difficulty in doing so. Anne acknowledges that she and her mother do not have the expected mother-daughter relationship. In some cases, mothers and daughters do not have the ideal, loving relationship. Instead, they may dislike each other and fight.
In the short story “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan, Jing-mei, the protagonist of the story, tries unsuccessfully to live up to her mother’s expectations; however, as time goes on, she resents the pressure and becomes angry at her mother, which results in conflict. Unreasonable expectations cause conflict or rebellion in people. Using Diction, Syntax, Details, Imagery/images, and Language, Tan, and Mark develop the theme that because concerned parents often
Revised Paragraph Apparently, it has come to more of a reality than a myth that when children are told to do one thing, they often do just the opposite, out of spite for the attention from their parents. In Lulu’s case in Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, she began to hate the violin and forget how to enjoy her success because of all the negativity that came with it from her mother Amy Chua's parenting style did not have rebellion in the picture, therefore, she was not prepared to have her virtuous circle fail due to Lulu’s success not leading to enjoyment. Due to Amy Chua showing disappointment in her and giving Lulu no freedom along with continuous hours of violin practice, she rebelled. She did things to get her mother’s attention like cutting
But yet they both sometimes don’t respect their mother. Mama is a gentle women, she always has to be honest with her children. Mama is not an educated women her school closed at the second grade. ” I never had an education myself” (Walker, 316, 13).
If their relationship is the total opposite, then they would not have good communication or a memorable bond. In the book '"The Help", it displays both sides of a mother, daughter relationship. It shows the hurt and rejection that a relationship can bring between Mom's and daughters, but also the happiness and joy. There are two kinds of relationships that can be built between mother and daughters and The Help expresses both.
