Tan justify the theme of “Parental Expectations.” According to these two literary works, it is evident that their current writing careers are not shaped by the active contribution of their parents to their upbringing (Chen and William 324). The stories indicate that their parents had different expectations in their children and they wanted them to take a different lane in life from what they took. For instance, while Amy’s mother wanted her daughter to premed, Sandra’s father wanted her to find a husband after enrolling in a college. Apparently, the two parents had different expectations for their children from the time they were young. According to the two stories, it is evident that...
