An Analysis Of Tyler's The Joy Luck Club

Physical/Biological
Tyler is one of kids, my mother and I used to “babysit.” I quoted the word “babysit,” because that was our responsibility, but Tyler was pretty independent, and mature for his age. Tyler is 10 years old, and lives with both of his parents, and his younger sister Morgan. Tyler knows what is expected of him, as his parents taught him to behave better, especially when he’s in the house of another person. Not once did he bring food into the sofa, or left the table without completely finishing his meal. His logic revolves around, “if I eat this carrot, it will be good for my eyes, and I can watch all the TV in the world.” In fact, last week his logic was that “school milk is nasty, but if I drink it I can grow taller.” I believe

Tyler is often studying his flashcards, which have vocabulary terms that he is learning in class. It’s estimated that around “5,000 to 10,000 words” (Bee, Boyd 216) are learned by children. Also, Tyler should be able to “to remember longer and longer lists of numbers, letters, or words.” (Bee, Boyd 220) This is true, because when I help him study, I’ll switch up the topic, and will randomly ask him to tell me the term of a word, and he will remember. His grades in school also demonstrate this, and he has all A’s, except in math, where he has a B. Tyler’s spatial perception lateralization should develop further, and will help him learn and solve math concepts better. In math, I believe Tyler has developed some automaticity, because he can easily answer “what’s 9 times 5,” however he does take his time answering “what’s 8 times

From what I know, his parents read to him as a kid. In fact, they still do. One of his current favorite books, is about Minecraft, in which he’s developed an interest. Like I stated before, Tyler’s parents influence him to study, which is causing him to develop his vocabulary range, grammar skills, and pronunciation. Even thou Tyler’s parents are American, and we’re Hispanic, Tyler is easily learning some Spanish. He tends to great my mom by saying “Hola Lucila, que haces.” If his parents want Tyler to become bilingual, they should enroll him in a ESL program, such as Los