Question

In "Mother Tongue," author Amy Tan describes a situation in which her mother, a non-English speaker, faces rude treatment from a doctor. This doctor is then polite to Tan, who speaks English without an accent. What phenomenon does the doctor demonstrate?

Answer 1

In "Mother Tongue," author Amy Tan describes a situation in which her mother, a non-English speaker, faces rude treatment from a doctor. This doctor is then polite to Tan, who speaks English without an accent. What phenomenon does the doctor demonstrate?

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Since Amy Tan's mother, who is a non-English speaker, receives a rude treatment from the doctor, it depicts a certain discrimination towards those who could not speak English against those who can whether an accent is present or not. It was confirmed when the doctor became polite to Tan when she spoke English.