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W !lng Mel Woo (!une)

!lng Mel ls sLubborn wanL Lo be lndependence
and always agalnsL her moLher !lng Mel resenLed
her moLhers declslons and reslsLed her conLrol
She also make her moLher frusLraLed because of
her fallure ln every LesL LhaL her moLher gave
!lng Mel also naughLy when she cheaLlng ln
plano class afLer she knew LhaL hls plano's
lnsLrucLor was deaf !lng Mel does noL appreclaLe
opporLunlLles her moLher offers Lo explore muslc
and enrlch herself
W Mrs Woo (Suyuan)
1he anLagonlsL happens Lo be her own
moLher who ls always pushlng Lo dlscover
some hldden LalenL and be someone she ls
noL !lngmels moLher aLLempLed Lo domlnaLe
and conLrol her daughLers llfe
W Llndo !ong ( AunLle Llndo)
She ls a close frlend of !lng Mels moLher
W Waverly !ong
She ls AunLle Llndos daughLer who ls close Lo
!lng Mels age 8uL Lhey haLe each oLher
W Mr Chong
!lng Mels plano lnsLrucLor who she dubs Cld
Chong plays a small role ln Lhe sLory
W Mr Woo
!lng Mels dad ls lncluded ln Lhe LexL buL does
noL play much of a role
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W MoLherdaughLer relaLlonshlp
!lngMel (!une) Woo has a very dlfflculL
relaLlonshlp whlle growlng up wlLh her moLher
Suyuan !une and Suyuans relaLlonshlp ls
puncLuaLed by confllcL ln 1wo klnds Suyuan
pushes !une Lo Lhe breaklng polnL by forclng her
Lo play plano and !une brlngs up a sub[ecL Lhe
deaLh of Suyuans Lwln daughLers LhaL shocks
and emoLlonally wounds Suyuan Powever !une
and Suyuans relaLlonshlp survlves Lhrough Lhls
eplsode and Lhrough laLer years
W MoLher's love
AlLhough Suyuan never acLually says Lhe words l love
you Lo !une her acLlons clearly show LhaL she does
love her daughLer 1hough Suyuans acLlons may be
mlsgulded she has good lnLenLlons Suyuan belleves
LhaL !une has a prodlgy lnslde of her and LhaL her
hldden LalenL wlll flow once lL ls dlscovered !une feels
LhaL her moLher ls pushlng her Loo hard and expecLlng
Loo much of her buL Suyuan does noL Lhlnk she ls
belng unreasonable
W Amerlcan uream
1wo klnds focuses on Lhe moLher/daughLer
dynamlc 8ecause !lng Mels moLher llved an
exLremely dlfflculL llfe ln Chlna she pressures !lng
Mel Lo excel ln Amerlca where lL ls much easler
for a glrl Lo be successful 1he problem ls LhaL !lng
Mels moLher deflnes success for her daughLer as
belng excepLlonal aL someLhlng 1hus !lng Mel
musL Lake plano lessons ln order Lo become a
chlld proLegee
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W 1wo klnds ls wrlLLen ln Lhe flrsL person
ob[ecLlve !lng Mel Lhe maln characLer LhaL has
grown lnLo a young woman and ls Lelllng Lhe
sLory of her comlng of age ln a famlly LhaL had
emlgraLed from Chlna ln parLlcular she Lells LhaL
her moLhers aLLempLed parenLal guldance was
domlnaLed by foollsh hopes and dreams 1hls
double perspecLlve allows boLh Lhe nalveLy of a
young glrl Lrylng Lo ldenLlfy herself and Lhe
hlndslghL and [udgmenL of a maLure woman