The Joy Luck Club

Cultural and historical understanding can easily be lost between generations as time goes on. The Joy Luck Club is a novel written by Amy Tan about the stories of Chinese-American mothers and daughters who have many misunderstandings throughout their lives. The mothers having very different childhoods, opportunities and struggles than their daughters, causes this. Changes in language, culture, and lack of communication leads to many misunderstandings between characters in the story.…

Nowadays, books aren’t as popular as they use to be, which is unfortunate for countless of reasons. For, a great amount of books & stories, if not all, teach us beneficial and important aspects of life. As a matter of fact, The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan, is a wonderful example. In this novel Tan shows how these four mothers come to America with an interesting past who have their daughters grow up in America. Tan shows how these moms are focused and influenced by their daughter’s decisions, and…

Inequality, across generations of women. The stories of “The Joy Luck Club” by Amy Tan and “Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy depict women at odds with society. Although, the stories are set in different time periods and involve different cultures there are many similarities between them. The women are expected adhere to certain standards and this is still happening even today. Even though society is shifting the perception of the inequality in gender roles. Modern women have more options…

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…

the American dream; however, it can never be attained unless one is willing to sacrifice and suffer. In fact, many new immigrants selflessly make many sacrifices so that their children may have an opportunity to realize this feat. In Amy Tan’s Joy Luck Club, Tan demonstrates how four Chinese mothers immigrate to America in hope for a better future. While they are able to enjoy the freedom that they could not find in China, they are not able to establish a good relationship with their daughters…

Mothers all over the world dream of raising daughters who know who they are and what they want. Furthermore, mothers want their daughters to feel empowered while remaining true to themselves and their values. Amy Tan’s novel The Joy Luck Club explores four mother/daughter relationships and the struggles they face. The mothers all use the memory of their tribulations while living in China, in an effort to pass on messages of empowerment to their daughters. Through their own narratives, they…

In many novellas, short stories, and novels, authors often use a shift of view to change how you think of characters or create other impressions of the situation. The novel “The Joy Luck Club” by Amy Tan uses these shifts very well and helps readers create a more vivid picture of the book and how characters feel. These shifts are designed to affect your reading and how you understand the book, the shift in point of view for me made me see how people other than the main character of the book…

the bettered reflection of his or her self. This is perfectly exemplified through Amy Tan’s novel The Joy Luck Club, by…

As far as class in concerned, Tyler told me that he believes his social class has only had an effect on his life in a very minor way. He has a certain respect for all members of society, because he knows what it is like to be raised in poverty and to have to work hard in order to make a positive improvement in life. He explained that he thinks that had he been born into a wealthy family of a high social standing, he would be an entirely different person as far as his morals and values are…

their daughters’ modern mindset regarding relationships. However, there are different types of mothers, thus every woman has had her own experiences, which shape her ideals when it comes to marriage. Amy Tan portrays this thought in her book, The Joy Luck Club, by writing about the different experiences of four Chinese mothers. Their distinct…