Two Kinds

What is the theme of Amy Tan's, "Two Kinds"? And why did you choose this theme?

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The main theme is the American Dream. Anthropologists and other scholars who study the immigrant experience in America have long noted that the American dream exerts a powerful influence on new arrivals in the country. These scholars have also pointed out the burden of these dreams usually falls more heavily upon the shoulders of American-born children of immigrants.