In the excerpt, the mother actually wants her daughter to live out the American dream. So, she wanted her daughter to be a prodigy.
About "The Joy Luck Club"
"The Joy Luck Club" is a novel that actually comprises of other stories from Amy Tan. It contains about sixteen short stories. "Two Kinds" is one of the short stories from The Joy Luck Club.
Jing-mei's mother actually wanted her daughter to live out the American dream. She wanted her to be a prodigy. The mother try to introduce her to certain things in order to bring out her talent.
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