Lessons on life are learned by each individual during the first few days of the daughter's life. ... She hopes that her life will be better than her own. ... 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. ... When she made June take piano lessons Jing-Mei thought that she was trying to make her become a child prodigy like Waverly, but her mother ...

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

The novel "Montana - 1948" by Larry Watson begins as a story of a young boy growing up in rural Montana shortly after World War II. Watson's detailed description of the landscape and small town life lead the reader's first impression of the novel to be that of a carefree story with few real life lessons. ... Davy watches and listens as his father, the town Sheriff, wrestles with his sense of justice and his fear of confronting his own father who has controlled his whole life. ... Within the pages of this novel, Watson gives clues to a trait Davy hated in his father, a trait he in...

• Word Count: 1693
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

With the struggle of trying to organize a major life decisions, it's often difficult for a couple to maintain a family-life balance. ... "Gone Girl" is a dramatic film that was created after the novel written by Gillian Flynn. ... At the end of the film, Amy decides to come home and continues to play mind games with Nick. ... This typical romantic comedy ends in a positive way with a big wedding, but left me relating to Toula's overbearing family. ... While this ideal isn't intended to be a negative, it's obstructing Toula's efforts in using the life course a...

• Word Count: 1752
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate