For unlike my mother, I did not believe I could be anything I wanted to be. I could only be me.
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In Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club," the narrator reflects on the differences between her and her mother's aspirations. While her mother harbors a belief that she could achieve any dream, the narrator feels confined to her identity, unable to embrace the same sense of unlimited potential. This distinction highlights a generational divide in attitudes toward personal fulfillment and the pressures of cultural expectations. The narrator's acceptance of her own limitations...
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