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 tells her friend, "Joe's a big stupid drunk [ ] Too bad, but that's the way it is- I never mention her as you can see- but it looks pretty grim"(11). ... In the second section of Joy Luck Club, the problem of communication and lack of understanding between mothers and daughters is emphasized. ...

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Saida went home but was feeling very nervous deep down inside her brain she was having all these bad thoughts inside her saying "What if something happens to my Sajda, or what if she runs away with someone?" ... That night Sajda came home at about 11o"clock, four hours late before being seen by her mum, Saida was going to ask Sajda what have you been doing today, but couldn't bare the shame if Sajda was to tell the truth, and she felt like she was a bad mother and hadn't brought Sajda up the normal Muslim way of life. ... That night Sajda went to the toilet, she tried to o...

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