Amy Tan s two kinds
... One of the first thing she does is to force Amy to cut her hair a certainway even if her daughter does not want to. ... She says that she “had done this on purpose” (Tan 26). ... As she says, “I liked the haircut and it made me actually look forward to my future fame” (Tan 26). ... Some parts describe the ambiance but also I think it is a reflection of the mother’s feelings. “The TV was old and the sound kept shorting out” (Tan 27). ... We can see how not affable it might be in the scene when they “watch Shirley’s old movies” (Tan 26) even if these were only “training films” (Tan 26). ... When she forces her daughter to take the lessons, she tells her what the schedule “would be for piano lessons” (Tan 27).