Amy Tan is an Asian American contemporary feminist writer who is best recognized for her introduction of Asian American culture in her literary works . All Tan’s novels are critically popular and successful with her books being included on the list of must reads. Most of Tan's novels highly focus on the challenges faced as an immigrant-born child, the social-cultural differences between China and America, and emotional effects that challenge relationships between first generation American children and their parents. As a Feminist Writer, Tan elaborates the perspective of the constant abuse and mistreat women live with in non-accepting sexist and racist societies. Amy Tans creativity and authentic style have created a biographical connection
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She express her feelings and emotions of constant strain and conflicting battle between being stuck between two cultures, along with the boundaries it set on relationships because of different points of view. Amy Tan’s characters in most her novels often encountered issues with social acceptance between the cultural gap she shared with respected relatives. In 1987, Tan and her mother took a trip home to China were she was able to reconnect with her inner Chinese roots. She also met two half sisters her mother had left in China before she fled to America. This family encounter and social experience served as the basis for her first novel named The Joy Luck Club. Social acceptance is a key component described in her novels. In Tan's short story “Two Kinds” The protagonist's daughter and antagonist mom find themselves in a constant battle between accepting the person the protagonist would like to be, versus the prodigy her mother wants to make her daughter. This attempt is common as it is a preconceived notion of American success to many immigrant families.(Hunter) Social acceptance is an important characteristic in most of Amy Tans works. Tans ideology on the acceptance and compromise between embracing both ethnic and American backgrounds have enriched the themes given in each of her
She express her feelings and emotions of constant strain and conflicting battle between being stuck between two cultures, along with the boundaries it set on relationships because of different points of view. Amy Tan’s characters in most her novels often encountered issues with social acceptance between the cultural gap she shared with respected relatives. In 1987, Tan and her mother took a trip home to China were she was able to reconnect with her inner Chinese roots. She also met two half sisters her mother had left in China before she fled to America. This family encounter and social experience served as the basis for her first novel named The Joy Luck Club. Social acceptance is a key component described in her novels. In Tan's short story “Two Kinds” The protagonist's daughter and antagonist mom find themselves in a constant battle between accepting the person the protagonist would like to be, versus the prodigy her mother wants to make her daughter. This attempt is common as it is a preconceived notion of American success to many immigrant families.(Hunter) Social acceptance is an important characteristic in most of Amy Tans works. Tans ideology on the acceptance and compromise between embracing both ethnic and American backgrounds have enriched the themes given in each of her