The Twenty-Six Malignant Gates
"'You can be best anything'" (132).
June's mother told her that she could be anything she wanted to be. She could be the best at anything she wanted to be. This absolute provided June with no limitations.
June's cousin Waverly was the prodigy for chess, but June had not found her niche yet. Her mother at first thought she should star on television, but that idea fell through. She then tried to make June become a genius by testing her, but then they decided on the piano. June's piano instructor was deaf so he could not tell that she was playing the wrong notes. She ended up playing in the talent show and everyone from the Joy Luck Club was there. However, she had not truly memorized the piece and played the piece poorly embarrassing herself and her mother.
"At first my mother thought I could be a Chinese Shirley Temple" (132).
A lot of parents wish for their children to succeed and to be great at something. Some parents want their child to be famous; others wish for their child to be a genius and have a good family. Some parents want to be able to brag that their children are better than someone else's. However, some parents don't realize how their children don't want to be someone everyone knows; they just want to be who they are. I think this still occurs in families today.
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