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ssoul.AlthoughthememoirseemstohavebeenwrittentoprovethatChineseparentsarebetteratraisingchildrenthanWesternones,thecovertextclaimsthatinsteaditportrays"

abitterclashofcultures,afleetingtasteofglory"

andhowtheTigerMother“washumbledbya13-year-old.”AsahopelesslyWesternmothermarriedintoaChinesefamilylivinginanareathatgeneratesimmigrantprodigiesasreliablyascloudsproducerain,Iwaseagertoobservethecomeuppanceofaparentwhothoughtshehadalltheanswers.

And,inmanyways,"

TigerMother"

didnotdisappoint.Atnight,Iwouldnudgemyhusbandawaketoreadhimsomeofitsmorerevealingpassages,suchaswhenauthorAmyChuathreatenedtoburnherolderdaughter'

sstuffedanimalsifthechilddidn'

timproveherpianoplaying."

WhatChineseparentsunderstand,"

Chuawrites,"

isthatnothingisfununtilyou'

regoodatit."

Byday,IwouldtellmyowntwodaughtersabouthowChuathrewunimpressivebirthdaycardsbackatheryounggirlsandorderedthemtomakebetterones.Foramotherwhosehalf-Chinesechildrenplayedoutsidewhilethekidsofstricterimmigrantneighborscouldbeheardlaboringovertheviolinandpiano,thebookcanbewickedlygratifying.Readingitislikesecretlypeeringintothehomeofacontrolling,obsessiveyetcompulsivelyhonestmother—onewhosometimesmakestherestofuslookgood,iflessremarkableandwithlessimpressiveoffspring.Doesbecomingsuper-accomplishedmakeupforyearsofstress?

That'

ssomethingmydaughtersandIwillneverfindout.

Chuaisalawprofessorandauthoroftwoacclaimedbooksoninternationalaffairs,thoughreadersof"

getonlyaglimpseofthatpartofherlife,withairy,tossedoff-linessuchas"

Meanwhile,IwasstillteachingmycoursesatYaleandfinishingupmysecondbook"

whilealso"

travelingcontinuously,givinglecturesaboutdemocratizationandethnicconflict."

HerthirdbookabandonsglobalconcernstofocusintimatelyonChua'

sattempttoraisehertwodaughtersthewayherimmigrantparentsraisedher.Therewouldbenoplaydatesandnosleepovers:

"

Idon'

treallyhavetimeforanythingfun,becauseI'

mChinese,"

oneofChua'

sdaughterstoldafriend.Instead,therewouldbeatotalcommitmenttoacademicsandexpertiseatsomething,preferablyaninstrument.ThoughChua'

sJewishhusbandgrewupwithparentswhoencouragedhimtoimagine—andtoexpresshimself,henonethelessagreedtolethertaketheleadinrearingthechildrenandmostlyservesastheGreekchorustoChua'

scrazedactions.

InChineseparentingtheory,hardworkproducesaccomplishment,whichproducesconfidenceandyetmoreaccomplishment.AsChuanotes,thisstyleofparentingisfoundamongotherimmigrantcultures,too,andI'

msuremanyWashington-areareadershaveseenit,iftheydon'

temployitthemselves.Chua'

solderdaughter,Sophia,apianist,wentalongwith,andblossomed,underthisapproach.Theyoungerdaughter,Lulu,whoseinstrumentofChua'

schoicewasaviolin,wasadifferentstory.Theturningpointcamewhen,afteryearsofpracticingandperforming,Luluexpressedherhatredoftheviolin,hermotherandofbeingChinese.ChuaimaginedaWesternparent’stakeonLulu'

srebellion:

Whytortureyourselfandyourchild?

What'

sthepoint?

...IknewasaChinesemotherIcouldnevergiveintothatwayofthinking."

ButsheneverthelessallowedLulutoabandontheviolin.GiventhattheworstLulueverdidwascutherownhairandthrowaglass,myreactionwasthatChuagotoffeasyinasocietywheresomepressuredchildrencutthemselves,becomeanorexic,refusetogotoschoolorworse.NoonebutanobsessiveChinesemotherwouldconsiderherhealthy,engagingandaccomplisheddaughterdeficientbecausethegirlpreferstennistotheviolin—butthat'

sexactlythepoint.

And,oh,whatChuaputherselfandherdaughtersthroughbeforeshegottohermomentofreckoning.Onweekends,theywouldspendhoursgettingtoandfrommusiclessonsandthencomehomeandpracticeforhourslonger.Atnight,ChuawouldreaduponviolintechniqueandfretaboutthechildreninChinawhowerepracticing10hoursaday.（Didthiswomaneversleep?

）Sheinsistedthatherdaughtersmaintaintopgrades—Bs,shenotes,inspirea"

screaming,hair-tearingexplosion"

amongChineseparentsandtheapplicationofcountlesspracticetests.Sheoncerefusedtoletachildleavethepianobenchtousethebathroom.Sheslappedonedaughterwhowaspracticingpoorly.Shethreatenedherchildrennotjustwithstuffed-animaldestruction,butwithexposuretotheelements.Shemadethempracticeontripstodozensofdestinations,includingLondon,Rome,BombayandtheGreekislandofCrete,whereshekeptLulugoingsolongonedaythatthefamilymissedseeingthepalaceatKnossos.

Sometimes,you'

renotquitesurewhetherChuaisbeingseriousordeadpan.Forexample,shesaysshetriedtoapplyChineseparentingtothefamily'

stwodogsbeforeacceptingthattheonlythingtheyweregoodatwasexpressingaffection."

Althoughitistruethatsomedogsareonbombsquadsordrug-sniffingteams,"

sheconcluded,"

itisperfectlyfineformostdogsnottohaveaprofession,orevenanyspecialskills."

Ontheonehand,sheseemsawareofhershortcomings:

Sheis,shenotes,"

notgoodatenjoyinglife,"

andsheacknowledgesthattheChineseparentingapproachisflawedbecauseitdoesn'

ttoleratethepossibilityoffailure.Ontheotherhand,shesniffsthat"

thereareallkindsofpsychologicaldisordersintheWestthatdon'

texistinAsia."

Whennotcontemptuous,someofherwryobservationsaboutWestern-stylechild-rearingarespot-on:

Privateschoolsareconstantlytryingtomakelearningfunbyhavingparentsdoallthework,"

andsleepoversare"

akindofpunishmentparentsunknowinglyinflictontheirchildrenthroughpermissiveness."

ReaderswillalternatelygaspatandempathizewithChua'

sstrugglesandaspirations,allthewhileenjoyingherwriting,which,likeherkid-rearingphilosophy,isbrisk,livelyandno-holds-barred.Thismemoirraisesintriguing,sometimesuncomfortablequestionsaboutlove,pride,ambition,achievementandself-worththatwillresonateamongsuccess-obsessedparents.Isitpossible,forexample,thatChineseparentshavemoreconfidenceintheirchildren'

sabilities,orthattheyaresimplywillingtoworkharderatraisingexceptionalchildrenthanWesternersare?

Unfortunately,theauthorleavesmanyquestionsunansweredasherbooklimpsitswaytoaconclusion,withChuaacknowledgingheruncertaintyabouthowtofinishitandthefamilystilldebatingtheprosandconsofherapproach（anyonehopingforatotalrenunciationoftheChineseapproachwillbedisappointed）.

Endingaparentingstorywhenonechildisonly15seemspremature;

infact,itmightnotbepossibletoreallyunderstandtheimpactofChua'

seffortsuntilherdaughtershaveoffspringoftheirown.Perhapsasequel,oraseries（"

TigerGrandmother"

!

）isintheworks.Butwhilethisbattlemightnothavebeenconvincinglyconcluded,it'

sengaginglyandprovocativelychronicled.Readersofallstripeswillrespondto"

TigerMother."

StructureoftheText

PartI（Paras.1-2）

Theauthor,anAsianlivingintheUnitedStates,introduceshimselfasa‘banana’.

PartII（Paras.3-5）

TheauthordescribeshowhebelievesAsiansaregenerallyviewedintheUnitedStatesandhowheviewsAsianvalueshimself.Itisclearthathisoverallattitudetowardhisculturalrootsisnegative.

PartIII（Paras.6-8）

TheauthoragreesthatAsians（especiallyChinese）areover-representedinAmericaneliteschoolsandthat,percentage-wise,moreChineseearnmedianfamilyincomesthananyotherethnicgroupintheUnitedStates.However,hedoesnotaccepttheideathattheChineseare“takingover”topAmericanschools.HeparticularlyridiculestheideathattheUnitedStateshastoworryaboutamoregeneralChinese“takeover”,asAmyChua’sbookseemstosuggest.

PartIV（Paras.9-14）

Intheseparagraphs,theauthortellsthestoryofaChineseAmericanwhoseexperienceasagraduateofoneofthemostcompetitivehighschoolsintheU.S.provesthatwhileAsianoverrepresentationineliteschoolsisafact,thesuccessofAsianstudentsisnotanindicationoftheirhigherintelligencebutratheroftheirconstantpracticeoftest-taking.ThefearthatU.S.schoolsmightbecome“tooAsian”（tootest-oriented）inresponse,narrowingstudents’educationalexperience,hasarousedgeneralconcern.

PartV（Paras.15-22）

Theauthorpointsoutthattheethnicimbalanceineliteschoolsisnotonlyresentedbywhitestudentsandeducators,butthatevenAsianstudentsarebeginningtoraiseseriousdoubts.Theyaretiredofthecrushingworkloadandbelievetheremustbeabetterway.Theyenvytheirwhitefellowstudentswhofinallygettothetop-strong,healthy,withahighlevelofacademicachievement,andwithtimeevenforagirlfriendorboyfriend.Theycannothelpbutstillfeelalienatedinthissociety.

PartVI（Paras.23-28）

IntheseParagraphs,theauthortellsthestoryofanotherChinesestudentwhodescribesthesubtleinfluenceofhisChineseupbringing,whichmakesitdifficultforhimtobeculturallyassimilated.

PartVII（Paras.29-36）

IntheseParagraphs,theauthordiscussestheproblemofthe“bambooceiling”—thefactthatinspiteofhigh