Cultural and Generational Differences in the The Joy Luck Club Culture can affect family because one may not understand the meaning of traditions within the culture, thus breaking apart the bond within the family. In the novel The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan uses Waverly Jong's character development and interaction in the novel to reveal the theme that cultural and generational differences can lead to misunderstandings. To begin with, Amy Tan uses the character Waverly Jong's character development to reveal the theme. For example, in the beginning of the novel when Waverly Jong was first introduced, she was an obedient child. Always caring about her mother and what she expects from her, but over time, she starts to challenge her culture and her
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For example, throughout the novel, Waverly when she was younger was disobedient to her mother and as she grew up, she started to understand and learn that her mom was not trying to bring her down, but to teach her a life lesson. For instance, in the novel, when Waverly was younger, she acted disobedient with her mother as shown in this quote, “ I felt the wind rushing around my hot wars, I jerked my hand out of my mothers tight grasp and spun around knocking into an old woman“ (99). This interaction as Waverly was younger, revealed that at first Waverly was an obedient to her mother, but as time passed she started to challenge her culture and started to give her mother an attitude. As Waverly grew up, she started to understand everything that she was misunderstanding. Finally understand that her mother was only trying to teach her a lesson that she could take with her throughout her life. In addition, as Waverly grows, she starts to understand everything as shown in this quote, “ I saw what I have been fighting for: It was for me, a scared child, who had run away a long time ago to what I had imagined was a safer place...“(183). In this quote, she now knows, since she is older, that her mother was not trying to put her down, but to help her learn a life
For example, throughout the novel, Waverly when she was younger was disobedient to her mother and as she grew up, she started to understand and learn that her mom was not trying to bring her down, but to teach her a life lesson. For instance, in the novel, when Waverly was younger, she acted disobedient with her mother as shown in this quote, “ I felt the wind rushing around my hot wars, I jerked my hand out of my mothers tight grasp and spun around knocking into an old woman“ (99). This interaction as Waverly was younger, revealed that at first Waverly was an obedient to her mother, but as time passed she started to challenge her culture and started to give her mother an attitude. As Waverly grew up, she started to understand everything that she was misunderstanding. Finally understand that her mother was only trying to teach her a lesson that she could take with her throughout her life. In addition, as Waverly grows, she starts to understand everything as shown in this quote, “ I saw what I have been fighting for: It was for me, a scared child, who had run away a long time ago to what I had imagined was a safer place...“(183). In this quote, she now knows, since she is older, that her mother was not trying to put her down, but to help her learn a life