Question

It was not the only disappointment my mother felt in me. In the years that followed, I failed her so many times, each time asserting my own will, my right to fall short of expectations. I didn't get straight As. I didn't become class president. I didn't get into Stanford. I dropped out of college.

For unlike my mother, I did not believe I could be anything I wanted to be. I could only be me.

–“Two Kinds,”
Amy Tan

Which details show a connection between conflict and culture? Check all that apply.

The narrator applies to Stanford for college.
The narrator feels like she has disappointed her mother and let her down.
The narrator rebels against complete obedience and parental authority.
The narrator asserts her independence from her mother by falling short of expectations.
The narrator believes that she has a right to fail, even though her mother thinks that failure is not an option.

Answer 1

Select all except the first one. That is, check:
- The narrator feels like she has disappointed her mother and let her down.
- The narrator rebels against complete obedience and parental authority.
- The narrator asserts her independence from her mother by falling short of expectations.
- The narrator believes that she has a right to fail, even though her mother thinks that failure is not an option.

(The Stanford application alone does not by itself show the cultural/generational conflict.)