Read the passage from "Two Kinds."

"You want me to be something that I'm not!" I sobbed. "I'll never be the kind of daughter you want me to be!"

"Only two kinds of daughters," she shouted in Chinese. "Those who are obedient and those who follow their own mind! Only one kind of daughter can live in this house. Obedient daughter!"

What cultural value is revealed through the mother's words?

A. the Chinese value that children should obey their parents
B. the US value that children should be what their parents choose
C. the Chinese value that parents should encourage independence in children
D. the US value that parents should allow their children to lead independent lives