... relation to culture in Tan's portrayal of the gap between the mothers and daughters in The Joy Luck Club. Jing-Mei, recalling that she talked to her mother, Suyuan, in English and that her mother answered back in Chinese, concludes that they "never really understood one another": "We translated each other's meaning and I seemed to hear less than what was said ... reached her goal. She was happy, content, and understood her personal identity. The events that led to this were challenging for her to overcome, but she succeeded in conquering then learning of her identity for the first time ...

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