"The Joy Luck Club"

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This paper addresses the already complex issue of mother-daughter relationships which is made even harder by differences in culture and traditions. The story tells of four women and the relationships with their mothers - all Chinese-Americans struggling with the traditions of the past and the modernity of their future. This paper analyzes the different interactions between the generations and how each character deals with their own personal issues and problems.

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"Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club" is a story about the lives of Chinese women, who have immigrated into America, and the Chinese- American daughters who are born to them. The novel is a collection of stories narrated by the characters-- four mothers and their four daughters--who tell the tales of joys and conflicts in their family relationships. The main character is June, a Chinese-American woman, whose relationship with her mother, Suyuan, is strained by the cultural and generation differences.
Each of the character's stories is rich with Chinese culture and heritage, describing traditional festivals, marriage ceremonies, cuisine, fashion, and childbearing. Tan describes the rules and expectations for the traditional Chinese woman in this book, showing that each of these women possesses a nature and spirit that gives her individuality, despite her upbringing. There is a strong emphasis on family relationships in this novel."

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