Throughout the story, Jing-Mei’s mother pushes her to become something she is not, obviously not realizing the grief Jing-Mei endures. In Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds,” the author considers the themes of opposing values and mother-daughter relationships, by her use of the title, the characters that act out the events, and the story’s plot and various conflicts.

The title “Two Kinds” fits the story suitably in that both Jing-Mei and her mother differ in their ways of thinking and who they are. At the commencement of the story, the author depicts Jing-Mei’s mother as being a typical parent, wanting the best for her daughter. Jing-Mei’s mother wants her daughter to do as she says, while Jing-Mei wants to be her own person. The story makes it clear that Jing-Mei does not appreciate her mot

Jing-Mei experiences numerous conflicts throughout the story, causing her grief and also helping her grow up. The first of the major conflicts in the story is the typical battle of the adolescent to live up to her parents’ expectations. The story shows the conflict mainly between Jing-Mei and her mother. Her mother’s conflict is for Jing-Mei to become the American dream child. Jing-Mei’s mother wants her daughter to succeed and be the Chinese Shirley Temple (211). At the beginning when Jing-Mei’s mother began making her take tests and learn new things, she didn’t mind, but after awhile she seemed to get tired of it all. Her mother’s values of succeeding differ from what Jing-Mei believes. The title “Two Kinds” also refers to Jing-Mei’s being the child of an immigrant parent. Since her mother’s previous children deceased, Jing-Mei’s mother expects the best from her, and wants her to succeed in America as a Chinese-American. On the other hand, Jing-Mei wants her freedom and to be able to make decisions on her own. The theme of opposing values and the problems among mother-daughter relationships is proven through Jing-Mei’s conflicts.

Throughout Tan’s “Two Kinds” Jing-Mei deals with numerous conflicts in her life, which in turn help her understand more of her culture and what her parents strived for her to achieve. As Barnet sta

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