The Joy Luck Club Culture Analysis

The Joy Luck Club By Amy Tan: The Unforgettable Respect "This is how a daughter honors her mother. It is shou so deep it is in your bones. The pain of the flesh is nothing. The pain you must forget. Because sometimes that is the only way to remember what is in your bones. You must peel off your skin, and that of your mother, and her mother before her. Until there is nothing. No scar, no skin, no flesh." Page 48. The Joy Luck Club is a novel based on Chinese Culture and focuses on four Chinese American immigrant families in San Francisco who start a club known as The Joy Luck Club, playing the Chinese game of mahjong for money while feasting on a variety of foods. While these families do have many get-togethers there is a greater …show more content…
People now days are very busy in their daily life and in some ways don't have Time for anyone. If traditional cultures are time to consume, should we continue doing them? An example would be how the Muslims go the Mosque(Prayer house), five times a day. If this would happen in America, there would be an economic depression for the Muslims due to the time they have. My point is very simple, it's that kids like us don't have time for this and are not willing to make time. If Chinese people were cutting their hands and putting it in a soup that would just be non hygienic for most of us. The novel also portrays how culture changes from place to place. The reason I choose this Moment is that I agree that we are made from our Mother’s blood and flesh but I believe everyone should have the opportunity and have a say for what's right. Teaching the children of the future with the right thought would make a difference. There are some who will agree and some who will Disagree. So my question to them would be Should your kids be ruled with traditional beliefs or should they have their own modified version. Since we have a technology and have progressed I believe we should have a say. Do