Two Kinds

The parable at the beginning of the section mirrors the attitudes of the young daughters and the hard lessons they had to learn. In both stories, the young girl doubts her mothers words and refuses to listen. Only after being told to not do something for a long time, they do it and realize their mistake of not listening to their mothers. The girl in the parable rode off on her bike even though her mother told her not to and fell down before she even got away. Jing Mei does not listen to her mothers wishes of her being a great pianist because she thinks she has an obligation to show up Waverly and wants to find things she likes on her own. After a very long time of being as difficult as possible to everyone does Jing Mei realize that what her mother told her was very wise and she should have listened, because she knows something great would have come out of it. I do not necessarily sympathize with Jing Mei, although I do understand where she is coming from. It is normal for people to defy against their parents at some point in time, but I feel more for her mother. An-Mei truly wanted the best for her child and at times she may have seemed to be a little to harsh, but that is only because she loved her so much and wanted her to do her best.