For something to be considered a theme, it must be universally understood and timeless. This means that it must be able to apply to any culture, in any time period, and still mean the same thing.
Ever since humans existed, children have struggled to accomplish what their parents expect of them.
The fact that children struggle to rise to their parent’s expectations, is a common theme in both Joy Luck Club and The Kite Runner. The children in both stories tend to misunderstand what their parents expect of them, but eventually understand them better as they become adults themselves.
In the Joy Luck Club, we see that both the Woo and Hsu children strive to live up to their parents expectations. One example is when Jing-Mei (June) Woo, is trying to complete the tests set up by her mother. She is amused by them in the beginning, but later on begins to dislike them thoroughly. Eventually, she begins to think that her mother wants her to be a genius like many other children in magazines …show more content…
Amir’s mother died giving birth to him. Baba, (Amir’s father) thought of her as a princess. As a child, Amir thought his father resented him for this very reason. To Amir, Baba seemed to prefer Hassan over Amir in most cases. Later on as an adult, Amir realizes that his view of his Baba was so incorrect, that he feels guilty about it. His Baba Thought of him as the legitimate son. He was the son who he could walk with in public. To Baba, Hassan was the illegitimate half, the son he could never have. Amir could never truly live up to his Baba’s expectations in this way.
In both The Kite Runner and the Joy Luck Club, children view themselves as struggling to make their parents proud. On the contrary, their parents were proud of them from the beginning, even though they misunderstood them. Overall, both stories have many instances where children struggle to live up to the expectations of their
Ever since humans existed, children have struggled to accomplish what their parents expect of them.
The fact that children struggle to rise to their parent’s expectations, is a common theme in both Joy Luck Club and The Kite Runner. The children in both stories tend to misunderstand what their parents expect of them, but eventually understand them better as they become adults themselves.
In the Joy Luck Club, we see that both the Woo and Hsu children strive to live up to their parents expectations. One example is when Jing-Mei (June) Woo, is trying to complete the tests set up by her mother. She is amused by them in the beginning, but later on begins to dislike them thoroughly. Eventually, she begins to think that her mother wants her to be a genius like many other children in magazines …show more content…
Amir’s mother died giving birth to him. Baba, (Amir’s father) thought of her as a princess. As a child, Amir thought his father resented him for this very reason. To Amir, Baba seemed to prefer Hassan over Amir in most cases. Later on as an adult, Amir realizes that his view of his Baba was so incorrect, that he feels guilty about it. His Baba Thought of him as the legitimate son. He was the son who he could walk with in public. To Baba, Hassan was the illegitimate half, the son he could never have. Amir could never truly live up to his Baba’s expectations in this way.
In both The Kite Runner and the Joy Luck Club, children view themselves as struggling to make their parents proud. On the contrary, their parents were proud of them from the beginning, even though they misunderstood them. Overall, both stories have many instances where children struggle to live up to the expectations of their