Read the passage from "Two kinds."
When my mother told me this, I felt as though I had been
sent to hell. I whined and then kicked my foot a little
when I couldn't stand it anymore.
"Why don't you like me the way I am? I'm not a genius! I
can't play the piano. And even if I could, I wouldn't go on
TV if you paid me a million dollars!" I cried.
My mother slapped me. "Who ask you be genius?" she
shouted. "Only ask you be your best. For you sake. You
think I want you to be genius? Hnnh! What for! Who ask
you!"
"So ungrateful," I heard her mutter in Chinese, "If she
had as much talent as she has temper, she would be
famous now."
Which cultural differences are revealed through this
conflict? Select two options.
The daughter resents being asked to work hard all the
time, which her mother sees as laziness.
The daughter does not value talent or intelligence,
whereas her mother believes that they are the two
most important qualities a person can have.
The daughter wants to be valued for what she is, while
the mother believes that the girl should always strive
to be more.
The daughter believes that her mother should accept
and love her, but the mother believes that she should
help her daughter succeed.
The daughter thinks that her parents owe her love and
support, but the mother thinks that the daughter owes
