Ode to Joy

The Joy Luck Club is an interesting talk of mother daughter relationships. Four women began the club, in order to play mahjong and enjoy life. The San Franciscan club was founded by Suyuan Woo. Before the story, however, Suyuan dies of a brain aneurysm. The three other women, An-Mei, Lindo, and Ying-ying, ask Suyuan’s daughter, Jing-Mei to take her mother’s place. Jing-Mei accepts and learns more about her mother’s life in China, and the sacrifices she made to be in America. All of these mothers…

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, tackles many themes throughout the book. These themes seem to be illustrated through the conflicts between the main characters specifically the conflicts involving the mothers and daughters. The book also provides an insight at the role that age and culture play in regards to conflict resolution. Suyuan and Jing-mei Suyuan is the founder of the Joy Luck Club and mother of Jing-mei. Suyuan can be considered a competitor throughout the novel. Throughout her life we…

taking part in the Joy Luck Club? -After the death of her mother, Jing-mei Woo was asked to fill the open seat in the Joy luck club that her mother had left behind. 2. How many Joy Luck Clubs have there been? -There was 2 Joy Luck Clubs, The other one taking place in China during the Sino-Japanese war. 3. Why did Jing-mei’s mother form the Joy Luck Club in Kweilin? -The Joy Luck Club was formed to take the mind off of the ongoing war. 4. Why did the women in the club call it Joy Luck? -The…

While Chinese women were stuck in their marriages, American women could choose to leave their marriages if they felt it was the best option for themselves. The character Rose Hsu is an example of this. Her husband had cheated on her, and she wanted the divorce to be over quickly because “he wanted to get married again to someone else” (Tan 217). Rose was upset, but because of America’s system, she was able to assert power over him. When he came over and expected to take their house from her she…

"Two Kinds from The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan is a story about a mother, who is determined to make her daughter a prodigy, the mother of the speaker in this story is a believer in the American dream "My Mother Believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America" (Tan…

The two texts “Finding Her Way” and “Kylie’s Project” tell about two girls named Angela and Kylie who face cultural differences and misunderstandings about disabilities. “Finding Her Way” by, Linda Sue Park features the main character Angela who immigrated to the US from Korea. Being an immigrant brought many challenges because she stood out from her other classmates. “Kylie’s Project” features Kylie who is a wheelchair bound girl that often feels trapped by not being able to walk or explore…

In the book In Order to Live Yeonmi Park writes about what she had to do in order to survive living in North Korea and all of the events that happen to her during her escape to South Korea. Even as a young girl Yeonmi would struggle to stay alive and death was always around the corner in North Korea. This constant struggle didn’t end when she escaped North Korea to go live in China. Then the struggle for survival led up all the way till she arrived in South Korea then it became a struggle to fit…

1. Shidu 5. Birth Tourism The OCP has led to the growth of an interesting phenomenon of pregnant women running out of mainland china for delivery. Hong Kong and Saipan, a US territory are becoming the hot sites of this so called “Birth Tourism” Many went to Hong Kong, which is exempt from the one-child policy. Likewise, a Hong Kong passport differs from China mainland passport by providing additional advantages. Recently though, the Hong Kong government has drastically reduced the quota of…

In the story “Two Kinds”, by Amy Tan, an Asian-American daughter is faced with the pressures her mother puts upon her of expectations of success; in particular, the expectation is to become a young prodigy. Throughout the story, Jing- mei faces external and internal conflicts while struggling to find her own identity. While facing the struggles brought in her life, Jing- mei comes upon the realization that her mother believed in her and only wanted her to be the best that she can be. The theme…

Genji’s Future Love Within The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, chapter three titled “Lavender” stands out to encompass many Chinese ideals that help further understand their history and way of life. Throughout the entirety of chapter three, Genji develops a deep interest for a young girl named Murasaki, and the chapter sheds insight on the chase of women and indirectness. In order to fully understand Shikibu’s claims throughout the chapter, it is imperative to unpack the details within the…