The jury requires more than one viewpoint to come to any legitimate verdict. A similar approach was taken in the creation of this novel. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan is a winding novel written using eight different perspectives of mothers and daughters. Tan describes the lives of Chinese daughters and mothers who moved to America. This shift of Chinese to American hides no secrets from the reader because the words of any character can be supported by three others. The use of multiple perspectives delivers a true image of the Chinese culture integrating into America. The daughters feel more connected to their “American side” while the mothers are heavily influenced by Chinese customs. Had Amy Tan only used one perspective, the image in the
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That is because she sees only with her outside eyes. She has no chuming, no inside knowing of things. If she had chuming, she would see a tiger lady. And she would have careful fear” (223). Suyuan only wants Jing Mei to see the “tiger” in her mother. Both, mother and daughter, believe that the other does not see the “tiger” in them. In doing so, they only gain more similarities, a common attitude towards each other draws Suyuan and her daughter closer together. Jing Mei realizes what the mothers of the Joy Luck Club see in her: “They are frightened. In me, they see their own daughters, just as ignorant, just as unmindful of all the truths and hopes they have brought to America. They see daughters who grow impatient when their mothers talk in Chinese, who think they are stupid when they explain things in fractured English” (144). A language barrier muffles communication between mother and daughter. This lack of communication acts as a catalyst in the ignorance of the daughters. Language acts as a big obstacle for Suyuan and Jing Mei. However, a resolution is possible, Jing Mei follows her roots and understands her
That is because she sees only with her outside eyes. She has no chuming, no inside knowing of things. If she had chuming, she would see a tiger lady. And she would have careful fear” (223). Suyuan only wants Jing Mei to see the “tiger” in her mother. Both, mother and daughter, believe that the other does not see the “tiger” in them. In doing so, they only gain more similarities, a common attitude towards each other draws Suyuan and her daughter closer together. Jing Mei realizes what the mothers of the Joy Luck Club see in her: “They are frightened. In me, they see their own daughters, just as ignorant, just as unmindful of all the truths and hopes they have brought to America. They see daughters who grow impatient when their mothers talk in Chinese, who think they are stupid when they explain things in fractured English” (144). A language barrier muffles communication between mother and daughter. This lack of communication acts as a catalyst in the ignorance of the daughters. Language acts as a big obstacle for Suyuan and Jing Mei. However, a resolution is possible, Jing Mei follows her roots and understands her