Analysis of Two Kinds

Two Kinds is a short story about a mother who pushes her daughter to become a prodigy. Amy Tan uses two types of tone. At the beginning it displays an angry tone, but at the end the tone is apologetic. The purpose of this story is to make the reader realize how much parents want their children to succeed, and how parents feel that their children are a reflection of themselves. The purpose is also …

…them. We should respect their effort to try and raise us as best they can. Ni Kan thought that she couldn?t be anything more than what she was, but you can be anything if you really try. I think that was a big message the author wanted you to get after reading this story. ?Unlike my mother I did not believe I could be anything I wanted to be. I could only be me.?