Many women find that their mothers have the greatest influence on their lives and the way their strengths and weaknesses come together. In Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club‚ the lives of four Chinese mothers and their Chinese-American daughters are followed through vignettes about their upbringings and interactions. One of the mothers‚ An-Mei Hsu‚ grows up away from her mother who has become the 4th wife of a rich man; An-Mei is forced to live with her grandmother once her mother is banned from the house
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by their mothers. They spoke of American husbands‚ equality between both sexes‚ and how they ’d rather believe that their futures could indeed be controlled. This novel being reviewed for recommendation in minority studies is The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan‚ where the minority groups being presented are both the Chinese Gelman Page 2 and women. The view seen of women in the United States is that of a rising class; once always under the wing of a male‚ but in the present day‚ rising to achieve
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light upon inferiority—declaring themselves not wholly free spirits but now connected with humanity all the more so. Jing Mei from Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds” will shock her family. Dubus from Andre Dubus’ “Digging” shall challenge the desires of his father. The Granddaughter from Mary Hood’s “How Far She Went” ends up scaring the grandmother-
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2012 H I G H E R S C H O O L C E R T I F I C AT E E X A M I N AT I O N English (Standard) and English (Advanced) Paper 1 — Area of Study Total marks – 45 Section I General Instructions • Reading time – 10 minutes • Working time – 2 hours • Write using black or blue pen Black pen is preferred Pages 3–9 15 marks • Attempt Question 1 • Allow about 40 minutes for this section Section II Page 10 15 marks • Attempt Question 2 • Allow about 40 minutes for this section Section
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Chinese daughters have assimilated to the American culture‚ so their mothers explain the pain and anguish they had in China to show them how good they have it in America‚ and shouldn’t abandon their original culture. In the novel‚ The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan‚ losing family members‚ pressures of marriage‚ and disbanding from family members were all misfortunes that took place to these four families. The catastrophe of losing a family member applies
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based upon a Mah-jong game in which the corners of the table symbolize four directions represented by the four mothers. All the characters in the book know each other and comment accordingly. It can also be argued that the story is a reflection of Amy Tan’s (the author) life if you look at the biography. All the mother/daughter relationships are very particular in this book‚ mainly because of the cultural differences rather then because of the generation gap. Therefore they have a hard time understanding
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however you need to expand on the rest and complete the table with the same detail as the first row. You need to read the ETA handout to help you make some connections. What happens in Jane Austen’s Emma | What the parallel scene/example is in Amy Heckerling’s Clueless | What accounts for this difference? | 1 Setting: chapter 1 establishes Emma’s lifestyle and social status. We hear that she is “handsome‚ clever and rich‚ with a comfortable home and happy disposition‚ seemed to unite some
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This follows through in literature as well—the environment determines the context of the plot‚ and is therefore essential to the story. Characters give action‚ while the environment and context give reason. For example‚ in The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan‚ characters are strongly influenced by Asian culture because they are surrounded by it in their environment growing up. The Asian mothers in this novel bring experiences from their past in Asia and share it with their daughters to teach them what
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The Joy Luck Club – A Pair of Tickets – Analysis Use of Language – Metaphor Theme – Identity This story explores the insights of Jing-Mei’s literal and figurative journey back to her cultural origin‚ China. In the text‚ Jing-mei had initially ’vigorously denied that [she] had any Chinese whatsoever below [her] skin.’ and through this she has shown her inability to understand her true identity. Use of Language – Metaphor Theme – Identity [cont.] When she had finally comprehended
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The portrayal of a character throughout the plot of a short story or novel is essential to the successful picture a reader vividly imagines while interpreting a writer’s text. Main characters in such publications most certainly possess certain traits or characteristics intentionally expressed in order to resonate within the reader. Possible characteristics portrayed through the actions and thoughts of such characters may include: perseverance‚ stubbornness‚ or couragessness. While examining the
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