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In "Two Kinds," how do June's feelings about her mother change from the beginning to the end of the story? How do the interactions between June and her mother illustrate this change?

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In "Two Kinds," June's feelings about her mother change from the beginning to the end of the story in the following way. June is the protagonist of the story and serves as the narrator too. We can read in the firsts pages of the story that June´s mother is so possessive and tries to control the life of her daughter, June. It seems that her mother has so high expectations for her life and her demands upset June. For instance, the mother tries to make June a great piano performer but June is not interested in becoming a musician neither has the talent to do so.

However, when her mother dies, June understands that the interaction they had was because June´s mother had a difficult life in China, and the purpose of her mother's demands was that June could have much better opportunities in the United States to make her successful.

"Two Kinds" is a story written by Amy Tan, that is included in her book of 1989 called "The Joy Luck Club."

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