In the piece, “Mother Tongue”written by Amy Tan, Tan made the example with her mother and the hospital to prove to the readers that those who cannot speak perfect, or fluent English will be often disregarded or not equally treated compared to those who speak English well. When Tan described the example with the stockbroker, she wanted the audience to realize how her mother couldn’t get around in California properly with, for lack of a better word, broken English. She also described the feeling when she and her mother had to meet the stockbroker in person. Tan was embarrassed because the stockbroker could clearly tell who was actually speaking on the phone with him. Her mother relied on Amy Tan to speak the messages for her, but her mother would
