Housecleaning services are exchanged for Mr. Chong to be Jing-mei's teacher.
This question refers to the short story "Two Kinds", by Chinese-American writer Amy Tan (born 1952).
- Jing-mei is the main character. Her mother is Suyuan, a Chinese woman who migrated to the United States.
- The conflict of the story revolves around the cultural differences between Jing-mei and her mother.
- Suyuan wants her daughter to be the best at something - no matter what it is.
- Jing-mei, on the other hand, wants attention as well as to be valued for who she is. However, she does not think she should be a prodigy to obtain attention and respect.
- Since they are poor, Suyuan trades housecleaning services for piano lessons. She will clean Mr. Chong's apartment so that he will teach Jing-mei how to play the piano.
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