Comparing Amy Tan's Mother 'And Two Kinds'

Which Mother Is Better Amy’s Mother Or Amy Chua It is commonly believed that parents’ love are strict because they wants their children can be an useful person to the society so, a lot of Chinese mothers always enforce their children to do something. These mothers have a common name “Tiger mother”. In the stories “Tiger Moms” and “Two kinds” were written by Annie Murphy Paul and Amy Tan respectively. In these stories, there are two rigorous mothers: Amy Chua and Amy’s mother. Both of them were very strict to their kids. Finally Amy Chuan released she was wrong and she made a change but Amy’s mother did not change her mind at last, she was not be willing to compromise with her daughter. Firstly, Amy Chuan was extremely strict to her children. For example, before her daughter Lulu can play the piece of piano practice, there were “no breaks for water or even the bathroom”. Amy Chua enforced her daughter to play the piano because Amy Chua hoped Lulu can learn something new and she was afraid Lulu would be lazy so, Amy paid

When her daughter complained she did not want to play the piano, Amy’s mother said” So ungrateful, if she had as much talent as she has temper, she’d be famous now”. Amy’s mother was selfish, she only cared how can let Amy to be famous not what Amy’s like. Amy’s mother thought that Amy can be successful as long as Amy followed her mother’s mind. Also, Amy’s mother always compared her daughter with another people. For instants, her mother asked “What’s the capital of Finland” to her daughter because she knew “a three- year- old boy who knew the capital of all the states and even most of the European countries”. She had very great expectation on Amy, she thought Amy can do anything that another guys can. It is unfair to Amy because her mother did not care what Amy likes, she only concerned how Amy could be successful in all sides. As thus, Amy’s mother always enforced Amy to be what Amy’s mother