Joy Luck Club

The Joy Luck Club is the first novel by Amy Tan, published in 1989. The Joy Luck Club is about a group of Chinese women that share family stories while they play Mahjong. When the founder of the club, Suyuan Woo, died, her daughter June replaced her place in the meetings. In her first meeting, she finds out that her lost twin sisters were alive in China. Before the death of Suyuan, the other members of the club located the address of June’s half-sisters. After that, they send June to tell her half-sisters about her mother’s life. In our lives there are events, and situations that mark our existence and somehow determine our life. In this novel, it shows how four mothers and their daughters were impacted by their tradition and beliefs. In the traditional Asian family, parents define the law and the children are expected to follow their requests and demands; respect for one’s parents and elders is critically important. Traditions are very important because they allow us to remember the beliefs that marked a whole culture.

Four Chinese immigrant women meet to play mahjong, and tell stories, but there are darker stories not yet told. Each of these four women have daughters. The Joy Luck Club is based around the four women and their daughters revealing their secrets and hidden stories. The stories are told through flashbacks. Each identifying the struggles of life and redemption. And all these stories are revealed at a farewell party for June. Each one of the stories shares one common theme. This theme that Amy Tan conveys through the story is redemption. Some examples of redemption throughout the story is conveyed through relationships and also self redemption. This theme is conveyed through plot, character, and setting.

"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

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“I threw away my foolish innocence to protect myself. And then I taught my daughter to shed her innocence so she would not be hurt as well.” (Tan 213). The Joy Luck club is a book containing sixteen stories told by four mother-daughter pairs, as well as four anecdotes about no particular character. The mothers are all Chinese Immigrants. Each mother's story details their experiences in China, while the daughters talk about life in America. The exception to this is with the Woo family, where the mother, Suyuan, has passed away, and the daughter, June, tells her stories for her. In ‘The Joy Luck Club’, Amy Tan uses the stories of the mothers to illustrate the similarities and differences in the ways the mothers and daughters think about

Cultural differences often cause divides between people. Within social groups people tend to gravitate towards those that share similar traits; so when, within a family unit, there are cultural differences the relationships gain a distance that eventually hinders the intimacy that is usually seen in families. The mother-daughter relationships in The Joy Luck Club exemplify the distance that can be caused by these cultural divides. Amy Tan uses families built of Chinese immigrants and first generation Chinese-American children to display the cultural disparities between China and America and the effects such disparity has on the individuals within those families. Each mother-daughter relationship in The Joy Luck Club exemplifies a characteristic

The relationship a mother has with her daughter is one of the most significant relationships either person will possess. In Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club, the stories of four mothers and their respective daughters are established through vignettes, which reveal the relationships between them. Throughout the novel, the mothers and daughters are revealed to be similar, yet different. Lindo and Waverly Jong can be compared and contrasted through their upbringings, marriages, and personalities.

Throughout her childhood and into adulthood, June and her mother had many complications in their relationship because of their different interests and lack of commonalities. Ironically, the few characteristics which they did share, being strong willed and obstinate, kept the pair from listening to one another and was a leading cause in their separation. Unlike her mother, June is laid-back, slightly unmotivated, and has very few connections to her heritage; she is a first-generation Chinese-American who grew up “speaking only English and swallowing more Coca-Cola than sorrow” (4). Additionally, much to the disappointment

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1. ___ A standard academic essay basically consists of three main parts. These are: the introduction, the body, and the conclusion. 2. ___ A comparison and contrast essay is used to describe differences or similarities. 3. ___ Two important sentences in the introduction are the opening statement and the thesis statement. 4. ___ An

It has been said that America has no single tradition but rather is a melting pot of people from various backgrounds and ethnicities. During the 20th century a new wave of immigration to the United States took place bringing with it a new classification of American. However due to the intimidating cultural and social standards of the United States assimilation was inevitable. In reading Amy Tan's thought provoking novel "The Joy Luck Club," I am reminded of what has been termed for many decades as the "American Dream." Based on the foundations of the Declaration of Independence, this dream entails the idea that we are all, regardless of race or creed, entitled to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Every human has the right and

While watching the movie, The Joy Luck Club, I learned three elements of Chinese culture. Culture is the main theme of The Joy Luck Club, as the protagonists, four Chinese mothers, lives along with their American daughters plays out in front of us. Throughout the film the mothers and daughters have conflict because they different views on culture. The mothers want to teach their daughters Chinese culture but fail since the American culture has already got to them. The first important cultural element in Chinese culture that I learned is the importance of obedience.

This written assignment is a creative addition to the novel. The Joy luck club written by Amy tan in 1986. The title of this WA is letter of Lindo.

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