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Which statement best describes the central conflict in Amy Tan’s "Two Kinds”?

It is a character vs. nature conflict, as both the mother and the daughter struggle with living in a new country.
It is a character vs. self conflict, as the daughter struggles to live up to the standards she sets for herself.
It is a character vs. self conflict, as the mother wishes for a prodigy but also wants her daughter to be happy.
It is a character vs. character conflict, as the mother wishes for an obedient daughter, while the daughter desires independence.
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The Answer Is D. I answered the question and it was correct.

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The statement that best describes the major conflict in Amy Tan's "Two kinds" is D. It is a character vs. character conflict, as the mother wishes for an obedient daughter, while the daughter desires independence.

The narrator refuses to learn to play the piano, not because she doesn't' like it but because she is determined to show her mother she is no prodigy nor could become one, because she wants to be who she is and not what her mother tell her to be.

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