Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this narrative. which statement best expresses the central idea of "mother tongue" by amy tan? one's facility with language should not be misunderstood as an indicator of intelligence or capability. language hinders communication at least as often as it it.

The statement which best expresses the central idea of “Mother Tongue”by Amy Tan is :  

One's facility with language should not be misunderstood as an indicator of intelligence or capability.

The central idea is the difficulty immigrants encounter in the use of a new language . But although the writer’s mother was not fluent in English             ( people could not understand her when she spoke English), this did not mean that she was stupid. On the contrary, she was very fluent in written English, how to arrange her finances and could tell very vivid stories and life lessons in her native language.  When the writer (Amy Tan) spoke with her mother she used  broken English because she could understand clearly everything that her mother meant so it was no obstacle for her. Her mother had to learn English as an adult, which is more difficult.  

explanation:

the silver bells of the sleds are merry and keep time in the winter nights while the sky twinkles happily. the golden bells of weddings are delightful in their peaceful happiness, foretelling a rapturous future. meanwhile, the brazen alarm bells scream frightfully in the night, with a discordant and desperate sound. in their clamor, these bells convey terror, horror, and anger. finally, the iron bells are solemn and melancholy, while those in the church steeple are like ghouls who feel happiness. the king of the ghouls, who rings the bells, cheerfully keeps time with the moaning and groaning bells.