The Joy Luck Club This novel contains four sections, each beginning with depicting a stage in the life cycle. ... Now remarried, she settles in San Francisco, has a daughter, Jing-mei (June), and starts a Joy Luck Club similar to one in China with three other women. ... At the next meeting of the Joy Luck Club, her mother's friends tell Jing-mei that Suyuan's twin daughters have been found. ...
"The Joy Luck Club," by Amy Tan, is about four mothers and four daughters talking about their relationships sharing key points in their lives. Lena St. Clair was one of those daughters; half Chinese and half English-Irish. She talked about her relationship with her mother Ying-ying St. Clair and her...
Abuse of Power: In Magpies, abuse of power is present in both Rose's and An-Mei's stories. An-Mei's mother was abused by Wu Tsing because her mother was too weak to resist. Ted also did the same. Both men also hide their true self from their wives. Wu Tsing, and his rich merchant lifestyle with his big mansion cloaked his evil personality. ...
