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Joy Luck Club

            Joy Luck Club is a movie of four mothers and four daughters, and their struggles of life. The movie is divided into four sections; each section tells a story of a mother daughter relationship form both persons perspective. .
             The first section is about the life of June Woo and her mother. The mother was escaping some kind of civil war of China. June's mother had two twin babies at the time. She feared that she would die and not be able to take care of her children; she abandoned the children with all her valuables. She continued her journey and passed out along the way. She was rescued and immigrated to America. She gave birth to June in America. The mother pressures June to play the piano to bring out the hidden genius in her. After being embarrassed at recital June refuses to play. .
             Another section of the movie is about Rose Hsu Jordan and her mother An-mei Hsu. An-mei was raised as a child by her grandparents and later her mother. An-mei's mother was a concubine to a man with several wives. She was treated by the man as an object of sexual pleasure instead of a woman. Several days before the lunar New Year, she died. An-mei suspected one of the other wives as the murderer. At the funeral An-mei lashed out at her mother's husband and the other wives. An-mei demanded that her mother be honored as a first wife. That day, she was able to break out of her shell and become a strong spirit. Rose's upbringing was the opposite of her mother's. An-mei tried to mold her daughter into a strong spirit; however, Rose became a push over like An-mei and her mother. Rose married a man name Ted. At first Rose was her own person and their marriage blossomed. As years passed by, Rose became subservient and Ted became distant. Ted filed for divorce and left Rose. Sometime after their separation Rose stood up to Ted and gained his respect. They reunited at the end of the movie.
             The next section of the movie is about Waverly Jong and her mother, Lindo Jong.


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