One of the main characters, Celie, in The Color Purple experiences many personal misfortunes which eventually lead to the discovery of her true identity. ... The Joy Luck Club is a compilation of many different life stories narrated by a variety of eight main characters. Each of these main characters experience at least one personal misfortune throughout their life, some being more devastating than others. ... A second example of a personal misfortune a main character has to experience is within the story, "The Joy Luck Club". ... An excerpt of literary criticism which suits this story wel...

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