... 's Buddhist funeral. When Pearl's non-Chinese husband, Phil Brandt, asks her about the common procedures at the funeral, she replies "How should I know?...I've never been to a Buddhist funeral, or whatever this is" (Tan 40). Furthermore, the gap between Pearl and Winnie becomes more apparent when Winnie recalls a time when she argued with her daughter about World War Two, "When you ... up brain tumor to her advantage by telling Pearl, "How can I fly to heaven when this is weighing me down? No, you must tell your mother, Pearl" (Tan 36) and goes further by saying "If you cannot tell her, ...

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