... education and ironically to live in a country where individual's mind and self are valued with no oppression and power struggles. Despite these wishes, the movie The Joy Luck Club, originally a novel written by Amy Tan raises the questions of oppression and power in the lives of four mothers and their daughters. The director, ... daughters, who were raised in traditional Chinese ways at home while being exposed to American cultures outside of homes. At the same time, the movie depicts the social issue of the oppression of women and power of men, a long history in China and as racial minor...

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