Question

In “Two Kinds,” how do the mother’s expectations of her daughter affect the story?

The narrator fears she can never be what her mother wants her to be, and to deal with these feelings, she rebels.

The narrator is inspired by her mother’s dreams for her and gains confidence as she discovers her natural talent for music.

The narrator becomes overconfident in her abilities and, as a result, fails to learn from the mistakes that she makes.

The narrator resents being forced to take music lessons until she sees how much her family sacrifices to buy her a piano.

Answer 1

The mother's expectations make the narrator fear that she will never be able to do what her mother wants and, to deal with these feelings, she rebels, as shown in the first answer option.

What are the mother's expectations?

• She wants her daughter to be a child prodigy.
• She wants her daughter to be a great pianist.
• She wants her daughter to be very successful.

Although the mother's expectations are positive, they are suffocating and leave the daughter feeling pressured, afraid of never reaching them, and afraid of failure and judgment, which causes her to rebel.

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