In the year of 2012 there were a reported 484,072 legal immigration entries into the U.S.A. While currently as of 2016 an approximate 11.5 million people from all over the world have illegally immigrated to the United States. Immigration is a discussion topic affecting politics all over the world, yet it also is a key concept in Amy Tan’s novel: The Joy Luck Club. Within this book four first-generation Chinese immigrant mothers, as well as their second-generation Chinese-American daughters, share stories of their unique and sometimes misfortunate pasts. Not only this but the book also discusses the various disconnections between all four of these families. The first and second generation immigrants in the Tones family share similar backstories,
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Another similarity shared by the Tones family and the Jong family in The Joy Luck Club are their education levels. In the short story: Double Face, Lindo Jong describes events that took place during her arrival in the United States. She declares that, “So my mother was right about my hardships. This job in the cookie factory was one of the worst” (261). This statement informs the reader that Lindo began working very quickly after she immigrated to the United States. Which was also the situation for one of the parents in the Tones family, who also declares that, “I only went up to 6th grade before I had to leave school for work.” Both of these first-generation immigrants had to unfortunately put off school to prioritize work in order to receive a source of income. Showing that neither immigrant got a very high level of education throughout their time in the United States. A final similarity between the Tones family and the families in The Joy Luck …show more content…
These families differences are within their political views, social values, and their economic situations. The political views differ between the first-generation immigrants of the Tones family and specifically the first-generation immigrants of the Woo family within The Joy Luck Club. This is shown in the short story: Two Kinds, as Jing-Mei Woo discusses her mother 's’ views of the United States. She describes that, “My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America” (132). This differs from the now doubtful attitudes of the parents within the Tones family. As one parent quotes that, “The fact that Trump is running (for president) we really don’t have hope any more.” Which shows lots of contrast, as Suyuan Woo, mother of Jing-Mei Woo, believed that you could be anything you wanted to be in America; while this family on the other hand doesn’t feel confident with the future of the United States. Another difference between the Tones families and the Woo family within The Joy Luck Club is their social values. Mayra Tones, who is within the second-generation of the Tones family, believes that, “No matter how hard a dream is to achieve, it is possible.” Which heavily differentiates to the views of second-generation immigrant Jing-Mei Woo, who states clearly that, “I know that my mother probably told her that I was going back
Another similarity shared by the Tones family and the Jong family in The Joy Luck Club are their education levels. In the short story: Double Face, Lindo Jong describes events that took place during her arrival in the United States. She declares that, “So my mother was right about my hardships. This job in the cookie factory was one of the worst” (261). This statement informs the reader that Lindo began working very quickly after she immigrated to the United States. Which was also the situation for one of the parents in the Tones family, who also declares that, “I only went up to 6th grade before I had to leave school for work.” Both of these first-generation immigrants had to unfortunately put off school to prioritize work in order to receive a source of income. Showing that neither immigrant got a very high level of education throughout their time in the United States. A final similarity between the Tones family and the families in The Joy Luck …show more content…
These families differences are within their political views, social values, and their economic situations. The political views differ between the first-generation immigrants of the Tones family and specifically the first-generation immigrants of the Woo family within The Joy Luck Club. This is shown in the short story: Two Kinds, as Jing-Mei Woo discusses her mother 's’ views of the United States. She describes that, “My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America” (132). This differs from the now doubtful attitudes of the parents within the Tones family. As one parent quotes that, “The fact that Trump is running (for president) we really don’t have hope any more.” Which shows lots of contrast, as Suyuan Woo, mother of Jing-Mei Woo, believed that you could be anything you wanted to be in America; while this family on the other hand doesn’t feel confident with the future of the United States. Another difference between the Tones families and the Woo family within The Joy Luck Club is their social values. Mayra Tones, who is within the second-generation of the Tones family, believes that, “No matter how hard a dream is to achieve, it is possible.” Which heavily differentiates to the views of second-generation immigrant Jing-Mei Woo, who states clearly that, “I know that my mother probably told her that I was going back