Chinese mothers with American-born daughters. The novel is narrated by the four mothers and their daughters. At these meetings‚ the mothers share their concern of the growing rift between their daughters and Chinese customs. Each mother shares her story of her life in China and each daughter tells her story about her life in America. In The Joy Luck Club‚ the consistent conflict is formulated from the cultural and ideological clash between the mothers and daughters. Tensions arise out of the struggle
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tells of a mother trying to shape her daughter‚ and a daughter trying to create herself. She writes of the external struggle between a mother and a daughter‚ along with a daily internal struggle the two of them face‚ and a young girl who is trying to create herself as an individual. In the first stanza‚ the daughter tells of the external conflict that she and her mother encounter each day. The daughter says that “Each morning I wrote my name/
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between the mothers and daughters identities in the novel. It is hard for the daughters to reconcile their Chinese heritage with their American surroundings. Most of the daughters spent their childhood trying to escape their Chinese identities‚ and their mothers tried helping them find them. The mothers give direction to their daughter’s lives to find their identity. Even though the daughters are confused on their own identities their mothers do not question them. As the daughters matured they found their
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positive or negative outcome in one’s life is up to the people involved in the relationship. One relationship in particular could influence an individual’s life forever. The mother-daughter relationship affects the life of two individuals. Most mother-daughter relationships poses some sort of tension in the eye of the daughter‚ while most mothers feel they are doing all they can to relieve the tension within the relationship. In Battle Hymn of Tiger Mom by Amy Chua and The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan‚ the
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mother and her daughter. The dialogue consists of the mother giving her daughter instructions on how she is to behave and carry herself. She wants her daughter to become a lady‚ not a slut‚ and learn to be a good housewife for her future husband. The mother instructs her daughter on how she is to walk‚ talk‚ and sing at church on Sundays the proper way. She does this in order to prevent her daughter from being judged wrongly in the future. The mother is concerned about her daughter learning these
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HOI AN OLD TOWN – AN ANCIENT BEAUTY OF VIETNAM 1.Brief Introduction to Hoi An Hoi An is a city on the coast of the South Sea in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is located in Quang Nam province and is home to approximately 120‚000 inhabitants. Located at the estuary of the Thu Bon river‚ Hoi An was a busy international commercial port in the 16th and 17th centuries. . It is recognized for World Heritage Site in December 1999 by UNESCO. Hoi An is possibly one of the best examples preserved
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story‚ the writer explains the conflict and the problem of the mother-daughter relationships and also reveals about American life and the American dream. In this story‚ Nikon is shown as the main protagonist and the whole story is all about the writers feeling towards event during her childhood. The author also tries to explain the mother-daughter relationship and reveals the generational gap in between the mother and daughter. The author also illustrates the feeling of the children when their parents
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The story starts off with the daughter narrating the story talking of her mothers tragedy in China; The mother who lost her mother‚ father‚ husband ‚ and her two twin babies was trying to start over and give her child the American dream. The daughter the one telling the story was very as the story began about becoming famous. The mother on the other hand goes to all lengths to try to find her daughters talents. The characters in the story are the mother who played a huge role‚ although her name
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in English‚ daughters picked it up first and she got better but was still a mishmash of idioms. "When in Rome‚ do unto Romans" she spoke English in America Daughters ere made fun of at school and it hurt mom but she brushed off and blamed it on daughters. Daughter called her mom when mad‚ she was a good Miami but a failed mom When she had good idea‚ she told daughter. Daughter was in her room writing poems Daughter wants a typewriter Mom shows another crazy invention to daughter.. Can opened
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Home determines a sense of one’s identity. One poem called “The Youngest Daughter” by Cathy Song involves characters experiencing conflicting situations between the demands of their home and identity. One might think that this poem is simply about mothers versus daughters; however‚ this poem evokes a broader sense meaning that daughters are torn between either pulling away or pulling closer to home. In one sense‚ the daughter in this poem is frustrated with her current situation and aspires to do
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