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Analysis Of High Expectations In Amy Tan's Short Story 'Two Kinds'

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Most parents only want what is best for their children, so naturally they will have high expectations for them. Most parents believe that when their children meets their high standards they will become successful in their life. In the short story, Two Kinds by Amy Tan, it talks about a girl named Jing-mei and her family who moved to America from China to pursue a better life. But many conflicts begin to arise when Jing-mei’s parents starts to have high expectations for Jing-mei. The parent’s high expectations in the short story can be compared to real life.
Much like Jing-mei’s experience with her parents, I had a similar experience with my parents about high expectations. Like Jing-mei, I also moved from China but I came to Canada instead because my parents thought that it would be easier for me to learn in Canada than China. For some strange reason, I remember my parents giving me a deep talk about doing my best at school and they are not expecting much from me on my first day of grade one. But as the years went by, my parents, especially my mother, wanted me to do better and get all A’s on my report card in elementary school. Near the last few weeks of grade 7, I got my final report card and I was very disappointed in myself for not getting all A’s. Comparing Jing-mei’s life and mine, the report cards that my parents receive from me are like the tests that Jing-mei receives everyday from her mother. Furthermore, the disappointment that I felt for not meeting my parents expectations is probably how Jing-mei felt when she “began to die” with the thoughts of “raised …show more content…

Both our parents wants what is best for us like all good parents so they set high expectations without understanding what we want and we both got into fight with our parents. Parents having high expectations happen in both real life and in

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