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The Mother-Daughter Relationship in The Joy Luck Club


The Joy Luck Club is a representation of the persistent tensions and powerful bonds between mother and daughter in a Chinese American society.  The book illustrates the hardships both the mother and daughters go through in order to please the other.  Also, it shows the troubles the daughters face when growing up in two cultures.  This book reveals that most of the time mothers really do know best.

In "Rules of the Game" we see a mother daughter conflict.  Waverly's mother is always showing her off because she is a national chess champion.  Waverly takes this as being exploited by her own mother because she was raised in a society with more American influence than Chinese.  In a Chinese society a woman's social standing is measured by how successful your children are and also how well you care for your spouse.  Because of this, Waverly's mother boasts about Waverly's mastery of the game of chess.

Throughout all of the Jing-Mei Woo stories June has to recall all of the memories of what her mother had told her.  She rem... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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