The Land of Opportunity? "My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America. You could open a restaurant. You could work for the government and get good retirement. You could buy a house with almost no money down. You could become rich. You could become instantly famous." These are some of the dreams that Jing-Mei's mother in Amy Tan's Two Kinds has of America. She is not alone. Millions of people …
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…the few educated Indians in his tribe. He is the one that is going to become a professional, a doctor even something big. America is only the land of opportunity for some and does not guarantee a wealthy lifestyle. For some it is just a chance to get away from problems they face in their countries or in the Indians case his reservation. Both Jing-Mei's mom and the Indians reservation learn that the hard way.