Joy Luck Club Character Analysis

No one is the same everyone is a different person and while people may have similarities they are still different people with different ideas and thoughts and outlooks on life even mothers and daughters. Such as the daughters and mothers in the book, The Joy Luck Club.

"But even if I had known I was getting such a bad husband, I had no choice, now or later. That was how backward families in the country were. We were always the last to give up stupid old- fashioned customs" (24). Amy Tan, the writer of The Joy Luck Club, incorporates many Chinese customs and traditions along with personal experiences into her writing. Because times change and new generations are produced and brought into the world, conflicts tend to arise between parents and their children. From issues on self-worth to having trouble embracing the Chinese culture, Tan creates a storyline incorporating three mother/daughter pairs who truly encompass these challenges. Upon analyzing

It is fundamental to the analysis to investigate Lindo's past in China. It is clear that she is a much loved child. "In my case, people could see my value. I looked and smelled like a precious buncake, sweet with a good clean color"(42). In my opinion, that kind of self-worth comes from unconditional love. This helps her when she is left at twelve by her family.

Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club features a handful of unsuccessful marriages. In particular, Lena and Harold St. Clair have a sinking relationship because Lena finds faults within their relationship but never voices her concerns. As a result, Lena fails to properly convey her feelings and when she does voice her opinion, she inadequately does so, leaving Harold confused with Lena’s motive for speaking up (Tan 164). Lena’s failure to properly communicate with her partner showcases the importance of communication within a marriage and features a key concept that D.Wayne Matthews defines as “expressing yourself clearly” (2).

The Fault in Our Stars depicts Hazel Grace Lancaster, a 16-year-old girl diagnosed with terminal thyroid cancer. The book chronicles her relationship with Augustus Waters, who has also been diagnosed with cancer. Throughout the novel, Hazel constantly struggles with her identity in relation to her disease. She is conflicted whether to accept the prescribed image society has of her or to embrace her true inner self. Through a period of self-realization, she eventually comes to terms with and redefines her identity. Although society may define an individual’s self-image, The Fault in Our Stars demonstrates that identity is defined by the inner self, rather than external forces; in turn, that self-perception deeply impacts one’s perspective on life.

A mother daughter relationship is one of the strongest bonds one can experience. In Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club There are multiple stories showcasing this reoccurring theme. Waverly and June both experience hardships with their mothers, but through the ups and downs they work through their problems. The contrast of their cultures can cause a halt in their relationship. Although they struggle communicating, June and Waverly connect with their mothers because they adapt their character. Once the daughters except their mothers culture and priorities, there mother daughter relationship will grow and become stronger. Throughout the book recurring mother - daughter conflicts make clear that Waverly, June and Ann mei, adapt pieces of their mothers

In the movie The Joy Luck Club, Huang Taitai would treat Lindo like trash and she would abuse her, “ She stood from her chair, walked over to me, and slapped my face.” Lindo was viewed as nothing more than just a piece of property. She was pressured to have sex with her husband even when either one of them had no interest in one another. Lindo was confined to be in bed rest and to take certain remedies so that it could help with her “pregnancy.” She is just used as the holder of a child and as a servant for Tyan-yu and his family. Even though she was treated like a servant more than a wife she was obliged to tend to her family and to do all their

Fresh of the Boat is a sitcom about an Asian-American family who moves from Washington D.C. to Orlando, Florida. The family is faced with the problems of cultural differences in a white neighborhood. The show takes place in the 1990’s. The narrator is the oldest child: Eddie Huang (portrayed by Hudson Yang). The producer is Eddie Huang along with the executive producers: Jake Kasdan, Nahnatchka Khan, and Melvin Mar.

“A relationship without trust is like a cellphone with no service, you just play games” (Quotesvalley). This quote shows that trust is important in a relationship, and it shows how without trust the people involved in the relationship will just be playing games, manipulating each other. The Joy Luck Club is about four Chinese mothers and their relationships with their daughters. The major influences that complicate these mother daughter relationships are differing opinions on cultural beliefs and a lack a trust between the mothers and daughters. Amy Tan shows the idea about trust's importance through the relationships in the Joy Luck Club through Waverly and Lindo Jong’s relationship, by showing that all relationships without trust will ultimately fail because this leads people to consistently think that others are trying to manipulate them.

“They see that joy and luck do not mean the same to their daughters, that to these closed American-born minds “joy luck” is not a word, it does not exist” (Tan 41). In the novel The Joy Luck Club all of the problems that narrators have with their mothers are caused by the fact that they do not completely understand one another’s thoughts. This is most evidently shown with Jing-Mei Woo’s struggle with her mom about her desire and push to make Jing a prodigy, Lena St. Clair’s inability to understand what her mother was trying to say, and Waverly Jong’s not understand why her mother was so active in her chess career.

For the duration of your life you will run into some miscommunication with somebody, whether its a relative, a companion, or even an irregular individual. On occasion individuals would say something to somebody, and they would either take it truly or simply misconstrue it. Both individuals would begin contending which would prompt a colossal difference. In Amy Tan's novel, The Joy Luck Club, miscommunication assumes a colossal part. Mother, Lindo, and her little girl, Waverly, misjudge one another and a scorn feel for one another starts.

In Amy Tan’s novel The Joy Luck Club, she shows the stories of four Chinese mothers and their American born daughters. Throughout the novel, the characters encounter both external and internal conflicts in order to contrast the different relationships held by the mothers and daughters with their past and where they came from. In particular, the mother-daughter pair of Lindo and Waverly shows the gap between the generations. Everything is different, from language to name to marriage.

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When Lindo was twelve, a flood destroys most of her family’s property, leaving them flat broke. This left her parents no other choice but to leave her behind in Taitai’s house. Her mother warns Lindo not to be disrespectful. When Lindo arrives at the Huang house, she is treated like a servant, but she is single-minded to keep the