In the story Two Kinds by Amy Tan, the predominant object would be the piano. The mother has it in her head that her daughter, Jing-Mei, can and will become a child prodigy. The mother hires a teacher who lives in their apartment building. Jing-Mei constantly feels like a disappointment to her mother. Her mother had very specific goals for Jing-Mei and that's why she always felt like she was disappointing her. Jing-Mei was forced to take piano lessons; this upset her further as she felt she was a constant disappointment. Her mother was angry with her regularly because Jing-Mei stood up for herself and explained that she didn't want to be a child prodigy. After Jing-Mei's mother died, she began to look at the piano with admiration. She sat down and started playing after all those years. At first he thought he would forget how to play, but he seemed to pick up right where he left off. The piano is symbolism; Jing-Mei sits down to play the piano at the end of the story. In this way it shows th...