Amy Tan Mother Tongue Analysis

Have you ever thought how about much work it takes to overcome obstacles throughout your life? In "Mother Tongue" Amy Tan knew how hard her mother tried to defend herself from other people, but in instances people said they did not understand what Amy's mother was saying. "And I had plenty of empirical evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her" (Tan 651). Our biggest motivators in our lives might not change throughout the years for their hard work and dedication like my mother. My mother has impacted me in different aspects but not as much as her dedication. To help support my uncles and herself to give them what they needed for school and for herself. She dedicated herself to work to maintain her family together and for them to care for each other. What I have learned to admire from this is that you have to keep persisting to keep everything going in our families together, and for me to do the same thing. For me to keep going on …show more content…
The lack of communication between her brothers made them become distant among each other. Until one of them needed money or my mother forced them to see each other. She not being able to see them made it harder for her to interact with them. That forced my mother to become and act more like their mother instead of her sister. I saw my mom struggle with her siblings not wanting to talk to each other. That made it clear that the only person that will be able to reunite them was my mom. Her hard work made me realize that you should never give up in your family because they are the ones that are going to support you in your ups and downs. After the death of her parents, my mom had to sacrifice school and spending time with