... experienced by Chinese-American families. The medium for this perspective is the experiences of Lindo and Waverly Jong, the mother and daughter characters portrayed in Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club (Putnam, 1989). Lindo is an immigrant from China who found her way to the United States after surviving a flood that separated her from her family, a failed first marriage and war ... ...

• Word Count: 1056
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Difficulties in a Bicultural Life Similar to Tan's first novel The Joy Luck Club, one of the themes in The Kitchen God's Wife addresses the cultural clash between a Chinese immigrant mother (Winnie) and her American-born daughter (Pearl). Tan continues from her previous novel ... never have a chance to confess their secrets because of their lack of communication. Winnie's strength and opinionated mind, greatly Yoo 5 resembling the mothers of Tan's previous work The Joy Luck Club, enabled her to suppress the tragedies and fears of her past from Pearl for so many years. However, once Winnie fi...

• Word Count: 1822
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate