... about it, besides an accent, what is the difference? In Amy Tan's enjoyable novel, The Joy Luck Club, about the relationships and experiences of four Chinese mothers and four Chinese-American daughters, I found out the answer to this question. The difference in upbringing of those women born during the first quarter of this century in China, and their daughters born in the American atmosphere of California, is a difference ... generation. (p.31) She understands the older generations fears about their daughters. She knows the pain the mothers get at the thought that their hopes and dreams...

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... the novel, The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, many conflicts arise between the mothers and their daughters. Problems arise from the high expectations from Chinese mothers, the mothers" pride in their daughters, and the daughters" disrespect towards their mothers. Two very similar problems grow and resolve in the novel. The problem between June and her mother reflects the problem between Waverly and her mother. The conflicts between the ... mothers and daughters of the novel come from the ... two hours everyday in preparation for a talent show a few weeks later. Suyuan wanted to show the whole...

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The Joy Luck Club Chinese values, beliefs, and traditions have been slowly disregarded by many of the descendants of Chinese immigrants. In the book, The Joy Luck Club, written by Amy Tan, this is portrayed in mother-daughter relationships. Lindo Jong tries to teach Waverly, her daughter, about all the Chinese values, beliefs, and traditions. Waverly is affected greatly by her mother's Chinese culture and finally, at the end of the book, finally realizes what it means to be ... mother instead of being afraid of her; she was no longer scared. Lindo Jong taught Waverly all about Chinese traditi...

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In Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club the daughters are too young and naive to understand their mothers and the hardship they faced. But by the end on the novel the daughters are able to understand where their mothers came from through stories and experiences the mothers tell the daughters their background. This shows that the daughters overall understood the mothers better because through time they were able to experience some of the same conflicts giving them a better ... she constantly argues with her mother and refuses her traditional Chinese views and values, Waverly also seeks her approval. By...

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... related, sometimes they seem like complete strangers. When immigrants raise their children in America, there is a great concern for these parents that American culture will negatively affect their children. In the novel, The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, four mothers try to instill their Asian culture into their daughters' lifestyle; however, these daughters rebel against them, due to their desire to assimilate themselves into American culture. Early ... in the novel, the Joy Luck Club members discuss the different types of mah jong; it is then that Jing Mei realizes how oppositely she and ...

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... what hatred their children are building for them because of so much pressure. The root of so much pressure is commonly set back to those of the parents' past. If the parent had not accomplished something in their childhood, they would try to enforce it on their children. In Amy Tan's novel "The Joy Luck Club", four mothers use such tactics to gain things they never could have: honor ... give her own flesh for her mother's well being. No matter how much her mother had despised her, she still had kept in depth with her values and morals taught by the same woman who hates her now. Such hon...

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• Grade Level: High School