My thesis is from the novel, The Joy Luck Club. ... There are some differences between Chinese-American immigrants to the United States and other immigrants to the United States. ... Another one of the differences between Chinese-American immigrants to other immigrants is their culture. ... As a result of all these differences, the differences between Chinese-American immigrants cannot be applied to all immigrants. ... Tan's newest novel is The Bonesetter's Daughter in the year 2001. ...

• Word Count: 1089
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the novel, the four mothers and their daughters share memories of the joys and conflicts in their lives. ... Anyone with some sense of immigrant ancestry would take this book to heart. Being the daughter of immigrant parents myself, I understood what was going through the minds of the Chinese women. ... This novel has truly shown the great contrast that occurs from generation to generation, in the passing on of ideas and traditions. ...

• Word Count: 604
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Amy Tan's novel, The Joy Luck Club is one that is truly amazing and a joy to read. ... Mother-daughter Relations and Clash of Cultures in The Joy Luck Club Six Sources Amy Tan is an American Born Chinese, daughter of immigrants, and her family shares many features with the families depicted in her novels. ... Tan's novels share many themes and elements, but this paper will focus mainly on two episodes of the novel The Joy Luck Club: "The Joy Luck Club" and "Waiting Between the Trees"; and will make references to The Kitchen's God Wife and The Hundred Secret Senses. ......

• Word Count: 972
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

(John Tonies) Tan wrote many novels, including The Joy Luck Club, and The Kitchen God's Wife. Her first novel was published in 1989, known as The Joy Luck Club, was her first work of fiction, and it was on the New York times bestseller list for longer than any other book in that year. ... (Crystal Tung) Finally, the comparison between the great two novels. ... Her novels could relate to lots of Chinese-American people. ... Her stories are the stories of Chinese-immigrant mothers and American-born daughters alike. ...

• Word Count: 927
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The other members of the club "Lindo, Ying-ying, and An-mei "were three of Suyuan's best friends and fellow immigrants before she had passed on. ... Jing-mei speaks for Suyuan in the two mother sections of the novel. ... A very well written and explanatory novel, although more towards a more mature audience that can relate; it shows emotion, and movement throughout itself...

• Word Count: 579
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

According to Amy Ling from the Pergamon Press, "It isn't uncommon in Chinese culture for immigrant parents of Americanized Chinese children to try to force certain aspects of the parents life and ambitions onto their children." ... Tan is well known for portraying mother-daughter relationships in a lot of her novels. ... There are similar mother daughter relationships in Tan's first novel "The Joy Luck Club". ...

• Word Count: 1030
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Amy Tan is an American writer whose works explore the relationship between mother and daughter and the American experience for Chinese immigrants (Orr, 2010). ... She is the only daughter from three children born to Chinese immigrants Daisy (née Li), and John Tan. ... Learning that background about her mother, in addition to Amy's trip in 1987 with her mother to china, where she met her three half sisters, provided the basis for Tan's first novel, The Joy Luck Club (Evans, 2010). ...

• Word Count: 1602
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• 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. ... 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. ... This quote by Suayan shows her immigrant belief in the perfect American Dream and all her hopes for future daughter. ... This novel has not only given great insight into the Chinese way of thinking and living, but it has shown the great contrast that occurs from generation to generation, in the passin...

• Word Count: 2133
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School