Joy Luck Club Culture

In the novel, The Joy Luck Club, there are many different cultural aspects. Throughout the book, there are many obstacles the characters may face. In addition, there are also parts of the book that show higher emphasis on Chinese cultural values and perspectives. Containing sixteen stories all relating back to each other, the main plot of the novel begins when a daughter named Jing-mei sets out on a journey to find her long lost twin sisters. Jing-Mei’s older twin sisters were lost due to their mother having to leave them behind while fleeing China in the middle of World War 2. Part of this reason may be due to the fact that there are four whole different families.
The first family I would like to introduce is the Woo family. Perhaps the most important person in the Woo family is daughter Jing-mei Woo, or also known as June. The main reason Jing-mei is perhaps the most important person of the woo stories is because of the journey she sets off on after receiving donations …show more content…
The Jong family is composed of mother Lindo Jong, father Tin Jong, and kids Vincent and Waverly. Lindo played mahjong with Suyuan and plays with Jing-mei. Father Tin Jong is Lindo’s second husband. He and Lindo are the parents of Vincent, Waverly, and Winston who was the oldest until he died in his teens. Daughter Waverly is the youngest of 10 and Lindos children. She was a very successful chess player as a child and an amazing attorney as an adult. Waverly has always wanted to please her mother, however, she is very conservative when it comes to mentioning her white fiancé named Rich Schields. Vincent Jong was the second child. It is because of Vincent's hand-me-down chess set that triggered Waverly's love for chess.
The third family is the Hsu family composed of An-Mei, Rose, Bing and George. An-Mei is a part of the joy luck club and mother of Rose and Bing. George is the husband of An-Mei and father of Rose, Bing and others. Rose is the youngest