Two Kind by Amy Tan

1. TWO KINDS
两种
Amy Tan

2. Opening Prayer
两种
Amy Tan

3. WOULD YOU
RATHER
CHALLENGE

4. Would you rather…
Be a Billionaire Live Twice as long

5. Would you rather…
Skip Breakfast Skip Lunch

6. Would you rather…
Join the Avengers Join Justice League

7. Would you rather…
Drop your Phone to a Building Drop your Pet to a Building

8. Would you rather…
Never Listen to Music Again Never Watch TV Again

9. Would you rather…
Spend the rest of your life
living with yourself
Spend the rest of your life
living with your family

10. TWO KINDS
两种
Amy Tan

11. Power Target
I CAN…
• Determine Moral Issues discussed in a text listened
to.
• EN8LC-IIIh-7.4

13. Themes
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14. Identity Crisis
Parental Expectations
The American Dream
(Multiculturalism)

15. The Setting
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16. The Setting
• The story is about a Chinese family that
moves to America, which they consider,
”The Land of Opportunity”
• It takes place in June’s early childhood,
as she is learning to find out who she is,
along with her mother trying to influence
her.

17. The Characters
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18. Characters
Jing-mei Woo’s (June)
Is the narrator as well as the
main character. After being
pushed by her mother to
become a prodigy, she develops
a rebelious attitude toward her
mother.
Mr. Chong
Jing Mei’s Piano Teacher, He is
deaf and has a poor eyesight.
Suyuan Woo
Jing Mei’s mom
Lindo Jong (Auntie Lindo)
A Chinese
Chess
champion and
brags about it
to Jing Mei.
Waverly Jong
Friend of Suyuan Woo Auntie Lindos’s husband and
Waverly Jong’s father
Uncle Tin

19. Plot
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20. About Two Kinds
The story, “Two kinds,” is about
a daughter and mother
relationship, as they move to a
different country.
The story talks about the
conflict, the two face.

21. Conflict
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22. The main conflict in the story Two
Kinds was the struggle between
what the daughter wanted and what
her mother wanted for her, based on
the background and cultural
differences between the two.

23. Symbolisms
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25. Resolution
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26. We discover that deep inside, Jing Mei did
have some pride in her piano-when Jing
Mei's mother tells her that the piano is hers,
and she should take it. In the resolution, we
come to the present time and Jing Mei's
mother has recently passed. She has the
piano tuned, and sits down to play.

27. Moral
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28. “The moral of "Two Kinds" has to do
with the need for effective
communication between parents and
children. When this communication
is lacking, it can disrupt the
relationship in the short and long
term and cause long-lasting
emotional trauma for both parties.”

30. Takeaways
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