Battle Hymn Of The Tiger Mom, By Amy Tan

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When growing up, a child’s relationship with their mother is a major part of development. Sometimes, that bondage between our parents can start to split based on different opinions and perspectives. In Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom, she describes her relationship with her daughter as a calm and loving conversation, while in Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club, she describes her relationship with her mother as bitter and hostile.
In Amy Chua’s memoir Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom, she talks about her conversation that she had with her daughter Lulu. The tone of the conservation is in a jokingly, annoyed, frustrating, and caring moment. In the memoir, Lulu is learning to play the violin and her instructor, Mr. Shugart, explains to her that …show more content…

The tone of Amy’s conversation with her mother is bitter, intense, and full of fear. At the beginning of the excerpt, Any is dragged from watching T.V. from her mother and lifted her up on a bench, then proceeds to explain, “‘You want me to be something that i'm not!” I sobbed. “You only want me to be something that i'm not”’ (Tan 141). Her mother, on the other hand, has already written her daughter's future plans before she was even born. Her mother stated that “Only one kind of daughter live in this house. Obedient daughter” (Tan 141). In response, her daughter replies with statements such as “I wish i weren’t your daughter”, and “I wish you weren’t my mother” (Tan 142). As she says these statements, she's letting her anger and emotions take over and pretty soon, she thinks of a vital, dark memory to get back at her mother, “I wish I’d never been born! I wish i were dead, like them” (Tan 142). With that final response, her mother went silent, face completely blank, and walked out if the room stunned. The tone Amy displays to her mother is full of fear, intensity, and hatred. All three tone styles can be seen in the rising actions of Amy towards her

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