The Color Purple and The Joy Luck Club portray a similar theme, because female main characters experience personal misfortunes and male/female relationships which ultimately lead to the discovery of their true identity. ... The personal misfortunes Celie suffers through seem to be very harsh while she is experiencing them, but by the end of the novel, they strengthen her character much like in the novel The Joy Luck Club. The Joy Luck Club is a compilation of many different life stories narrated by a variety of eight main characters. ... A second example of a personal misfortune a main ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The relationship between a mother and a daughter is full of complex values and feelings this is evident in the novel 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 and is written by Amy Tan. ... From the beginning of the novel, we hear Suyuan Woo tell the story of "The Joy Luck Club," a group started by some Chinese women during World War II. ... However, Jing-Mei has others needs and questions that need to be answered first. ... By the stories and information given by each i...

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• Grade Level: High School

The family lives of the characters from Nights Below Station Street and Joy Luck Club demonstrate that children's behavior is directly affected by the misunderstanding of their parents" love for them. ... She means that any daughter should follow her parent's request without questions, not like the American daughter who follows her own mind. ... In the second section of Joy Luck Club, the problem of communication and lack of understanding between mothers and daughters is emphasized. ... Where the author of Joy Lucky Club uses the whole Chinese culture to present the relationship...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School