Therefore, just because one grew up in a single domestic culture, one does not have to accept that culture. It is possible for a person to open up to other cultures through their own will. Similarly, in the story Two Kinds by Amy Tan, Jing-mei, the daughter of Chinese descent, rebels against her mother's common Chinese parenting style while living in Chinatown in San Francisco, USA. -Unis: “…And then I decided, I no longer had to do what my mother said. I was not his slave. It wasn't China. (Tan 15). As a result, Jing-mei decides not to accept the culture her mother tries to impose on her, but instead rebels against it. She takes authority over what she considers to be her culture and chooses to reject her parental upbringing. This sudden feeling that Jing-mei conjured up inside made her discover a part of herself that she hadn't seen before: "It was like worms and toads and slimy things were coming out." off my chest, but it also felt good, that this horrible side of me had finally resurfaced” (16). Normally, the effects of cultivation would cause the offspring to be accepting due to similar upbringing, but this is not the case for Jing-mei. Thanks to her exposure and adaptation to a foreign culture, in this case American, she is able to distinguish differences. Jing-mei uses both Chinese and American culture in an attempt to create her own personality. Perhaps culture is a factor in her character, she chooses to make the decision on what culture she will choose to accept and what traits she will adopt. Jing-mei is a great example of how culture affects an individual and also the important role individuality plays in determining the ultimate outcome of one's life.