YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :The Life and Art of Amy Tan
Essays 1 - 30
little pleasure from drafting speeches for corporate executives," working as much as ninety hours a week because she could not see...
Iin a paper consisting of six pages this essay discusses the short story in terms of how it reflects the author's own life. There...
In five pages Erich Fromm's theory on marketing orientation is applied to the character of Harold, husband of Lena, in Amy Tan's t...
pick the right kind of prodigy" (Tan 53). Her mother tried different roles on Jing-mei to see which would fit. At first, she tried...
The link between the two groups was that of mother and daughter, four descended from four. Despite the mother daughter bo...
In six pages this paper discusses the themes of Chines culture, pride, and relationships between mother and daughter in a comparat...
The way in which protagonists in these respective short stories discover they are different than what their parents want them to b...
These two novels are contrasted and compared in five pages with references made to Richard B. Rice, William A. Bullough and Richar...
In five pages this paper discusses how stereotypes are emphasized while appearing to eliminate them in these works by Stowe and Ta...
In five pages this paper compares and contrasts what each author's intentions are in their respective works along with the sense o...
a woman with a very strong sense of the Chinese culture. It is, in these respects, a novel that speaks of searching for identity a...
a person tried hard, anything could be accomplished. Therefore, she saw it as her duty to lead her daughter towards becoming an A...
reader watches as a mother tries desperately to give her daughter all the advantages that she never had, reliving, to some extent,...
written. As the two essays continue they build in their complexity where language is concerned. Tan states, "a speech filled with...
play, the power in this contest lies with Waverly. But her mother is jealous of the girls success (not an unusual reaction), and ...
Mothers and daughters are perhaps, first and foremost, women. And, as women they are often stuck in many social categories as well...
she thinks her daughter should be doing. She tells her daughter "Only ask you be your best" (Tan). The author who discusses ambi...
When she disappoints her mother by failing one of her tests, she acknowledges her mothers failed hopes, but she also sees her "pro...
When Jing-Mei fell short of achieving the lofty goal her mother set for her, her insecurity intensified. After seemingly endless ...
and sends her to learn to play the piano from a neighbor, Mr. Chong. Jing-Mei resents the lessons but tolerates them because Mr. C...
page. The use of negative space to enhance the darkness of the central image is important to creating a tone for the site, and th...
illusion of democratic choice by parents of children who are fed up and frustrated with the local school system. Furthermo...
because when I was growing up, my mothers limited English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed t...
two people who hold true to the notion that determination and hard work can get you ahead in the world of the American ideal. Gats...
magazines; these tests are things like name the capitals of the states and so on (Tan, 1989). She hopes that Jing-mei will demonst...
of the nation, America is and was considered a land where someone could be anything they wanted, and they could succeed and be ric...
forced to make an inner journey that she was loathe to make. This is often a key component in the mythological heros quest. He or ...
structure. "First Confession" recounts the events of a brief period in Jackies life. Therefore, Jackies perspective does not alter...
In eight pages the complex relationships between Asian mothers and their American daughters as described in Maxine Hong Kingston's...
A 6 essay comparing and contrasting the film version of Amy Tan's popular book and the book. The essay emphasizes Hollywood's ten...