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What does Jing Mei learn in her piano lessons?
How does what Jing-mei learns in her piano lessons compare to what her mother and Mr. Old Chong cannot hear the incorrect notes that she plays, so Jing-mei learns that she can get away with not practicing, as long as she puts on a convincing enough performance.
Who gives Jing Mei piano lessons?
On one fateful evening, Jing-mei’s mother sees a little girl pianist on The Ed Sullivan Show and arranges a way for Jing-mei to receive piano lessons. Jing-mei’s teacher is a deaf man named Mr. Chong who doesn’t notice incorrect notes. So she determines not to try, or rather to not be a good pianist.
How did Jing Mei’s mom afford piano lessons for her?
In “Two Kinds” Jing-mei’s mother trades her house cleaning services for piano lessons with an old, deaf, retired piano teacher.
What did Jing Mei try to excel in before she started to take piano lessons?
Suyuan tried to get her daughter, Jing-mei, to excel in all kinds of things before finally settling on trying be a piano sensation. The first attempt at being brilliant and famous was to be a a Chinese Shirley Temple. The attempt failed miserably when the beautician failed to give Jing-mei the right kind of hairstyle.
What does Jing-Mei want?
She wants to feel loved for herself, not for the sake of the bragging rights she brings her mother. Initally, approval from others (she really wanted to upstage Waverly). She dreams of others heaping praise on her after her performance. Another thing she wanted was freedom from her mother’s expectations.
What does the piano represent to Jing-Mei?
The piano represents reconciliation between mother and daughter. Jing-mei took it as a sign of acceptance and she later realized that her mother had never given up on her.
What reasons does Jing-Mei’s mother give for offering Jing-Mei the piano for her thirtieth birthday?
Jing-mei’s thirtieth birthday gift was the piano. She “saw the offer as a sign of forgiveness, a tremendous burden removed.” The piano represents reconciliation between mother and daughter. Jing-mei took it as a sign of acceptance and she later realized that her mother had never given up on her.
What does the piano represent to Jing-Mei’s mother?
The piano represents reconciliation between mother and daughter. Jing-mei took it as a sign of acceptance and she later realized that her mother had never given up on her. Once the pleading child, she has now made peace with her mother she is perfectly content.
What does the piano represent to Jing Mei?
How does Jing-Mei change throughout the story?
In Amy Tan’s story “Two Kinds,” the daughter, Jing-Mei “June” Woo, changes from a child into a young woman. She reaches adulthood and a deeper understanding of her mother. But not only is she not a prodigy, she does not work hard or apply herself as her mother wants her to.
What does Jing Mei want?