With the idea that parents have more experience in marriage, they weigh heavily on connecting partners based on important characteristics. These characteristics range from religion, horoscopes, financial, and placement in the caste system ("Arranged Marriages"). ... In the novel " The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri, Ashima agrees to marry a man who is a stranger, since her mother appointed her for an arranged marriage. ... Having identical upbringings it is not complicated for the couple to have more understanding of where each other are coming from. ... At a young age,...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Despite these wishes, the movie The Joy Luck Club, originally a novel written by Amy Tan raises the questions of oppression and power in the lives of four mothers and their daughters. ... Due to his background, he well portrayed the Chinese stereotypical characteristics (e.g., tiger mom, strict on their child and plays mahjong while gossiping) which well illustrates each character's hardship, oppression, power dynamics that they faced. ... An-Mei faced social destruction and family's discrimination at an early age which also allowed her to conform to a male-dominating culture and cho...

• Word Count: 2268
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate