How Is Jing-Mei A Dynamic Character

“I liked the haircut, and it made me actually look forward to my future fame.” “Two Kinds” is a short story adapted from the novel, The “Joy Luck Club”, which is written by Amy Tan. It focuses on the optimism of the dynamic protagonist, Jing-Mei (June). This short story follows the life of Jing-Mei as she lives her childhood in San Francisco with her strict and expecting mother, who left seek a better life away from the war in China. Her mother believed that she could be a prodigy and become anything she wanted to be in America and because of this her expectations has always been very high. Jing-Mei is often unhappy throughout the story due to this fact and often finds herself wanting to purposefully disappoint and let down her mother to prove

This is the case for Jing-Mei who spends the early years of her life believing that what her mother said is true. That she could be a star, a sensation but as she nears her teenage years she realises that the world isn’t so kind. Pessimism becomes a defining personality trait and much evidence is given to support this. When her mother wants her to play the piano and gets her lessons Jing-mei is immediately angry at her and cries, “I’m not a genius! I can’t play the piano!” Although her mother is tough on her, before she even touches a key she decides that she can’t play the piano no matter how hard she tries. She claims she isn’t smart enough and that she will never be able to become the person her mother wants her to be. Everyone is used to blowing off some steam now and then. For Jing-Mei, it’s shown to be a regular occurrence. She struggles to contain her anger and blows it off on someone else. This type of anger is based on her failing to meet her standards, which lowers her self-esteem. Towards the bottom of the the second page, it all crumbles down. “When my mother told me this, I felt as though I had been sent to