... Suyuan enter her in a talent show. Suyuan invites all the couples from the Joy Luck Club and their children. Jing-Mei plays practically the whole piece wrong, and she is ashamed. The families of the Joy Luck Club do not say anything about Jing-Mei's performance, and she assumes that she will be done with the piano after the talent-show disaster. The day after the talent-show her mother reminds her to practice, and ... failed her mother so many times after. She tells us that Suyuan is giving her the piano for her 30th birthday. This surprises her greatly. She gets the piano tuned a few m...

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... a genius because she felt that her daughter could do anything she wanted to if she tried hard enough. I also think that her individual in the joy luck club was a factor and the success her friend "Aunt Lindoe" was having with her child. Amy's mother had other issues in her life that may have contributed to her toughness ... Amy felt like Mr. Chong could not teach her anything because he was deaf. Mr. Chong could not hear her play the piano so how could he know if she was playing the notes right. Amy's mother made her feel as if she was not good enough to be her daughter. Everything that A...

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• Grade Level: High School