Amy Tan s Touching Novel The Joy Luck Essay - 1514 Words

Amy Tan’s touching novel The Joy Luck follows four mothers/daughters pairings. Each pair had a momentous experience from childhood that had an impact on them in their adulthood. The impact is shown by the way Suyuan Woo, Lindo Jong, Ying-ying St. Clair, and An-mei Hsu, who left their country for their own respective reasons raise their daughters. The Joy Luck is centered around their American-born daughters Jing-mei â€Å"June† Woo, Waverly Jong, Lena St. Clair, and Rose Hsu Jordan. The problems each daughter is faced with stem from the complicated relationship they have with their mothers. In The Joy Luck, Tan illustrates how the lack of communication can put a strain on a relationship. Unresolved conflict has an effect on not only the relationship but alter the way you see or interact with that individual or others. Parental relationships aren’t immune to encountering this conflict, Tan uses the mother-daughter dynamic as a theme to illustrate the power of comm unication through Jing-mei Woo her mother, Suyuan Woo. The theme of lack of communication is used to show and teach a moral lesson; in order to mend a relationship you must be willing to communicate and stop holding grudges because life is short. Miscommunication is the primary problem the mother-daughter pairings face because of the difference in cultural values and views. Ultimately, due to miscommunication, there is a cultural clash. Suyuan unhealthy romanticized views of America and the hope of achieving â€Å"AmericanShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 Pagesand permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. To obtain permission(s) to use material from this work, please submit a written request to Pearson Education, Inc., Permissions Department, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458, or you may fax your request to 201-236-3290. Many of the designations by manufacturers