Amy Tan uses more dialogue than rhetorical devices in her story. One simile I did find is, ?Her fingers felt like a dead person?s, like an old peach I once found in the back of the refrigerator.? This shows how old lady chong?s fin

The author switches tones in the middle of the story. The beginning tone is angry.

This story represents how much parents really care about their children?s outcome in life. Even though children don?t realize it at the time, parents are only trying to do what they feel is best for them. We should respect their effort to try and raise us as best they can. Ni Kan thought that she couldn?t be anything more than what she was, but you can be anything if you really try. I think that was a big message the author wanted you to get after reading this story.

?Unlike my mother I did not believe I could be anything I wanted to be. I could only be me.?

Ni Kan is irritated with her mother for pushing her against her will. One example of the tone is when Ni Kan says, ?I wont let her change me, I promised myself, I

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Ni Kan, Amy Tan, , Ni Kans, ni kan, realize parents, amy tan,
Approximate Word count = 547
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)