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    The Joy Luck Club Essay

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    Maria Leonor Martínez Rengifo Professor Mercedes Peñalba García The One and The Many: A Short Story Composite 5th May‚ 2012 THE JOY LUCK CLUB This Short Story Composite is written by Amy Tan‚ an immigrant to the United States of Chinese origins‚ whose parents arrive in America in. In 16 short stories The Joy Luck Club is a blend of autobiography‚ fairy tale‚ religion‚ and history; a tale of Chinese families that immigrate to the United States leaving behind pains and

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    cannot be described by words‚ such as describing color to a blind person‚ or the blind describing the lack thereof to a seeing person. In the novel "The Joy Luck Club‚" the mothers and the daughters have somewhat of a communication gap: one is centered on the Chinese language and the other American English. In communication between the mothers and daughters‚ there is a large amount of misunderstanding that can be seen due to the mother’s insistence on speaking Chinese and the daughter’s habit of speaking

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    Chinese mothers and their four daughters which were born and brought up in America. It shows the mother/daughter relationship and their personal life. It is divided into four sections‚ the first and last are told by the three mothers and Jing - Mei Woo who’s in charge of telling her mother’s story after her recent death‚ and then the second and third sections are told by the four daughters (including Jing - Mei Woo). Each of the mothers have two episodes in the book‚ same as the daughters‚ with the

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    Joy Luck Club - Analysis About the Author - What I believe my books are about is relationships and family. Approaching the Text -It is easy to see that The Joy Luck Club began as a series of short stories which Tan has collected and integrated to form a novel because of the elements and qualities that its four sections and various sub-sections have in common. -The most obvious of these are considerations of Chinese American life‚ the interaction (often troubled) of relationships with men (fathers

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    Book report of The Joy Luck Club‚ by Amy Tan Author ’s biography and awards‚ Amy Tan was born in Oakland‚ California‚ in 1952‚ and now lives with her husband‚ tax lawyer Louis DeMattei‚ in San Francisco. The Joy Luck Club was her first and perhaps most well known book. It brought her great success and made her name known around the world. The book was made into a movie by director Wayne Wang‚ which Tan produced and wrote the screenplay for. Tan ’s other novels include The Kitchen God ’s Wife‚

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    Intercultural Communication of Joy Luck Club Review Kimberly Gutierrez Cerritos College Abstract The movie‚ The Joy Luck Club introduces the intercultural communication and culture defined‚ that defines four woman and their daughters‚ individuals from their different Chinese cultures. The study of intercultural learning that reflects the relationships of four mother and daughter pairs‚ upon their multiculturalism has contributed to their strains of their relationships of different beliefs

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    In China‚ red is used to symbolize prosperity and good luck. A candle with a wick on both ends is lit to represent the happiness of a newly married couple. It is Chinese custom to light both ends and let them burn the whole night. If neither wick extinguishes during the night‚ it is said that the marriage will be successful and the bond is complete. Lindo Jong and her husband took part in this tradition. However‚ Lindo believed and felt that her “marriage” was not what she wanted‚ and she did not

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    Joy Luck Club Symbolism

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    Max Dayley Mr. McHenry English 12 9/29/06 Amy Tan The Author of the book The Joy Luck Club is written by American author Amy Tan. Born in China on February 19‚ 1952 in Oakland‚ California to her parents John and Daisy. She was a part of the first generation of Asian Americans. Along with The Joy Luck Club she also wrote‚ The Kitchen God’s Wife‚ The Hundred Secret Senses‚ and The Bonesetter’s Daughter. The latest book written by Amy Tan is Saving Fish From Drowning. She also has written two children

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    The Joy Luck Club Essay Most people have at least one fight with their guardian(s) in their life‚ is that because of a difference in opinion‚ a misunderstanding or are they just different people? Generational conflict is misunderstanding between family members of different age ranges usually leading to fighting. All the women in TJLC suffer from conflict with their Daughters or Mothers‚ all caused by lack of communication and cultural understanding. Because of growing up with two different cultures

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    met their family that live their life not knowing who their family is. That is why family is so important in the Joy Luck Club they all have different types of relationships with their families. The families

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