• Episode 116: Amy Tan and "Two Kinds"

  • Nov 13 2024
  • Length: 8 mins
  • Podcast

Episode 116: Amy Tan and "Two Kinds"

  • Summary

  • “Two Kinds” was published in 1989 as part of Amy Tan’s book The Joy Luck Club.

    The story is narrated by a Chinese-American woman, named Jing-mei, who is looking back on her upbringing in the United States. A closer look at the story reveals that ‘Two Kinds’ is about the relationship between parents and their children, and what motivates a ‘pushy parent’ to encourage their child into working hard to achieve something.

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