In “Two Kinds,” “Pleading Child” and “Perfectly Contented” have a double meaning in the story because they represent the changing feelings of Jing-Mei towards her mother. She does not want to sing or play the piano; she just wants her mother to accept her as she is.Click to see full answer. Keeping this in consideration, what does the title two kinds mean?Answer: Explanation: The title “Two Kinds” refers to two types of daughters: the obedient kind and the independent kind. Jing-mei feels that she has disappointed her mother time and time again by being the latter kind and asserting her will again and again against her mother’s wishes.Additionally, how are the songs and the daughters two halves of one? Answer: The songs and daughters are two halves of the same one because, the short and slow one (“Pleading Child”), describes how a daughter being obedient and unhappy would feel like, and when she realizes that she’s her own person and follows her own mind, “Perfectly Content” (the long and fast one), would describe Secondly, what does the piano represent in two kinds? In “Two Kinds,” the piano represents a type of trophy. Jing-mei’s mother has a desire to make her daughter into something she is not. Also, the piano represents the struggle between a mother and daughter. Jing-Mei does not desire to play the piano.Why does Jing Mei refuse to take the piano lessons?What motivates Jing-mei to refuse to take piano lessons after the talent show? Because she thinks she is not a prodigy and doesn’t want to go through that humiliation again.

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