Summary Of Mother Tongue By Amy Tan

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Amy Tan is the writer of the article Mother Tongue”. She is the author of different novels including children books, essays, and memoir. Tans work has appeared in McCall’s, Atlantic Monthly, the New Yorker, and other magazines. Her novel she is recognized the most for is The Joy Luck Club ( 1989). Amy Tan states that she is not a Scholar of English but a writer. Amy focuses on her mother much throughout this essay because she has learned through the experiences of her mother that people can be cruel to people they see as less off than what they are. People try to take advantage of her mother because she can not speak clear english. In “Mother Tongue” Amy Tan explain that english was the language that helped shape the way she saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world. …show more content…

Tan uses different English language words when it comes to the academics. The discussion consisted of her writings, her life, and her book. For instance, Tan held a group discussion in regards to her new book and her mother was present during the discussion. Then she realizes her mother is listening to what is being said in the discussion. She begins to reflect on the English that is used when she talks to her mom. Her mother’s native language was chinese but understood little English. So the discussion lost her mom 's attention because she could not understand anything that was being said because the lack of use of English. When talking to her mom she said unto her mother when some new furniture caught their attention “Not waste money that way” …(634). Amy Tan 's husband himself doesn’t see a difference in the english that is spoken to tan 's mother. In fact, he understands the way Tan and her mother communicates so it actually became the way he speaks to his

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