Identities Of Mothers And Daughters In David Denby's Story

The stories tell of events which shape the identities of the mothers and daughters and give direction to their lives. Though David Denby is speaking of the movie, his description applies equally well to the novel, "each story centers on a moment of creation or self-destruction in a woman's life, the moment when her identity becomes fixed forever." The mothers do not question their identities, having come from a stable culture into which their families were integrated. Their daughters, however, are confused about their identities.
Communication between American daughters and Chinese mothers. The mothers see their duty as encouraging and, if necessary, pushing their daughters to succeed; therefore, they feel they have a right to share in their