Lily, a girl in a stereotypical Asian family, has a father that works overseas and a tiger mom. Like many other Asian families, her parent enforced the notion of becoming perfect being. She on the other hand did not share the same goal. The strict life her parents created for her was eventually the seed to her growing stubbornness. To be their perfect child was not Lily’s life motto; she wanted to enjoy her youth and fight more her own motive. In her mind she was against everything her parents forced onto her and she opposed what was commanded of her.
Among the multiple rigorous courses she engaged in, advanced placement English was one of them. In class, she was given a piece to actively read by the name “Shooting Dad” written by Sarah Vowell. Vowell illustrated the vast differences she shared with her father and how war would break within the house due to different political view points. After analyzing the piece in class she realize that just like Sarah’s similarities to her father, she actually shared the same dreams as her parents. On the surface, Vowell seemed very different from her father but they both shared the same artistic and creative mind. The father and the daughter both expressed their political standings in the same way, artistically.
Likewise, Lily and her mother shared the same ultimate goal, for Lily to have a bright and successful future, but their views on how to get to success was different. To her mother, Lily may be an extremely stubborn child, but Lily was not a problematic child. She followed the proper rules of society, had outstanding grades, and was an active citizen in her community. The only difference between Lily and her tiger of a mother was the definition of success. Lily’s mother desired that her daughter would become a leader of a large financial business where the whole world could admire her abilities, but for Lily, she wanted to be a delegate in the United Nations and be of aid to the world. Lily returned home knowing that her mother may have a different career in mind for her but ultimately Lily knows that her mom just wants her to be happy.
*This is not my family. My parents are super chill :)
I really liked how you made the things we've been talking about into a story! Also your visuals were really nicely tied in to what you were talking about. My favorite was definitely the tiger!
ReplyDeleteHi Jessie,
ReplyDeleteYour narrative style was very interesting to read. It really gives insight to understanding parents. Even after realizing they have the same goal in mind for me, the inability to communicate is still a very real problem.
nice read!
Jeff