Preview

Joy Luck Club Symbolism

Satisfactory Essays
Open Document
Open Document
312 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Joy Luck Club Symbolism
Max Dayley Mr. McHenry English 12 9/29/06 Amy Tan
The Author of the book The Joy Luck Club is written by American author Amy Tan. Born in China on February 19, 1952 in Oakland, California to her parents John and Daisy. She was a part of the first generation of Asian Americans. Along with The Joy Luck Club she also wrote, The Kitchen God's Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, and The Bonesetter's Daughter. The latest book written by Amy Tan is Saving Fish From Drowning. She also has written two children books; The Moon lady, and The Chinese Siamese Cats. I find it ironic that she wrote a book titled Saving Fish From Drowning after The Chinese Siamese Cats which talks about drowning fish. The book The Joy Luck Club is a novel about a mother/daughter
Continue Reading
View Writing Issues

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    Zodiac Signs In Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club
    • 910 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Zodiac Signs In Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club

    There are a dozen Chinese zodiac signs and each of them carries its own specific characteristics. The idea is that each individual is born into a specific sign. Then, based on the sign that you’re born into, your character will reflect that of others born into that sign. Each individual sign has both good and bad traits that define them, just as we humans have both good and bad aspects to us. The zodiac signs are important in Chinese culture, as you can clearly see in Amy Tan’s novel ‘The Joy Luck Club’. I will be discussing how one character from the novel, Waverly Jong, has a personality that very well represents the Dragon Zodiac sign.…

    • 910 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Amy Tan Two Kinds Analysis
    • 827 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Amy Tan Two Kinds Analysis

    Amy Tan writes as many hidden things as the number of her story in Two Kinds.…

    • 827 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Amy Tan Literary Techniques
    • 407 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Amy Tan Literary Techniques

    Amy Tan has a contentious relationship with her mother perceived from her hostile tone. All mother-daughter relationships have troubles. In excerpts from Amy Chua’s memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom, and Amy Tan’s novel, The Joy Luck Club, mother-daughter relationships can be seen through diction, and tone. The annoyed tone in the situation between Amy Chua and her daughter shows a caring relationship while the hostile and hateful tone in Amy Tan’s excerpt shows a poor relationship with a hateful past.…

    • 407 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Better Essays

    The Memory Keeper's Daughter Analysis
    • 1172 Words
    • 5 Pages

    The Memory Keeper's Daughter Analysis

    Born in May of 1958, in the town of Killeen, Texas, she was born to be a writer. She began her collegiate studies at Auburn University. In 1981, she received her bachelor's degree from Colgate University. Following this, she received a master's degree from the University of Iowa’s Writers’ Workshop. After this, she furthered her pedigree by earning her second master's degree in linguistics which also came from the University of Iowa. In 1998, her work was an alternate for the PEN/Hemingway Award, and also won a Whiting Award and the Nelson. The novel, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, won Book of the Year in 2006, which is also what this paper is about. The content mentioned in paragraph one clearly illustrates why she wrote the book, and how it influenced her life. She not only made her name solidified in the field of writing, but also she wrote the book for the right reasons. The story told by the pastor influenced her although it did not come full circle until she went to a writing workshop and saw those who were disabled. She then began to think that she could make the novel work. She started writing the book and finished the first chapter rapidly, and then finished at a slower pace. Thus it is clear that through the events in paragraph one she learned more about down syndrome, following this thus influenced her life in a positive…

    • 1172 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
    Read More
  • Powerful Essays

    The Outsiders
    • 1423 Words
    • 6 Pages

    The Outsiders

    Susan Eloise Hinton was born on July 22, 1948 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A. She began her occupation as a writer at the age of 15. She graduated from Will Rodgers High School also in Oklahoma. As a teen she loved reading, but wasn’t satisfied with the stories that were being written for young adults such as her. This being her biggest inspiration and influence caused her to write novels such as her most famous book to date, The Outsiders. She currently lives with her husband David Inhofe, whom she married in 1970. She has a son named Nicolas David Inhofe, who was born in 1983, her only child. Hilton was the first recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1988. In 1998 she was introduced into the Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame at the Oklahoma Center for Poets & Writers of Oklahoma State University-Tulsa. She was awarded ‘Best Novel” by the New York Times in 2012 for her book The Outsiders. Some other works she has composed are: That Was Then, This is Now (1971), Rumble Fish (1975), Taming the Star Runner (1988), & Some of Tim’s Stories (2007).…

    • 1423 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Powerful Essays
    Read More
  • Better Essays

    Bitter Sweet Realization
    • 1272 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Bitter Sweet Realization

    Today is a day of great sadness in the literary world. While I was not a personal friend of Amy Bender, she touched me on a personal and emotional level. Her death came unexpectedly and as I watched the story unfold on the news I felt a deep sense of grief. She was an author who understood the depth of feelings and portrayed it magnificently in The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake.…

    • 1272 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Better Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Joy Luck Club Symbols
    • 356 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Joy Luck Club Symbols

    In China, red is used to symbolize prosperity and good luck. A candle with a wick on both ends is lit to represent the happiness of a newly married couple. It is Chinese custom to light both ends and let them burn the whole night. If neither wick extinguishes during the night, it is said that the marriage will be successful and the bond is complete. Lindo Jong and her husband took part in this tradition. However, Lindo believed and felt that her “marriage” was not what she wanted, and she did not want to waste her life being unhappy or discontented. For that reason, she secretly blew out her husband’s side of the candle. Lindo later reported to her mother-in-law that the fire had went out, indicating that her marriage with Huang Tyan-yu was not a true one. In her own words, Lindo states “The candle was a marriage bond that . . . meant I couldn't divorce and I couldn't ever remarry.” She believes in her own will rather than the fate inevitably determined ahead of her. This is an example of the traditional Chinese culture and one woman’s self-assertion to take control of her own fate.…

    • 356 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Better Essays

    Literary Analysis of Joy Luck Club
    • 1631 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Literary Analysis of Joy Luck Club

    People often become so accustomed to the lifestyle they live, that they do not put much thought into the different customs right under their nose. People as a whole, frequently become consumed in their own lives, forgetting that other ways of life do exist. China is one of the most populated countries in the world, yet many people do not know of their unique and interesting culture. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan displays the Chinese culture throughout the novel by telling different stories from both Chinese mothers and their American daughters. The destiny of a Chinese person, the traditions they have, and variety of lifestyles found in the country, are only part of what makes up the culture of China.…

    • 1631 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    The Joy Luck Club
    • 1025 Words
    • 5 Pages

    The Joy Luck Club

    The fur coat that Richard had given to Waverly was supposed to be a very nice gift and a symbol of how much their relationship meant to one another. Waverly's mom, unknowingly to Waverly, has realized that she is living with a man. The reason that Waverly's mom has insulted the gift is because she does not want Waverly to marry Richard. Waverly's mom wants Waverly to Break the relationship that she has…

    • 1025 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Relationships In The Joy Luck Club
    • 592 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Relationships In The Joy Luck Club

    Children often do not understand our parent’s intentions for growth until we are able to empathize with them. When a child is misunderstood by their parent, they feel neglected and have trouble understanding others. In the Joy Luck Club, four Chinese women immigrate to the United States in the mid-1900s during the Chinese Communist Revolutions. Settling in a Americanized country proved to be challenging due to cultural differences, language barriers, and conflicted history in China. The relationships these women formed with their daughters were influenced by new and old customs. In The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan illustrates how a relationship between a parent and child can change over time due to vast differences in beliefs and expectations.…

    • 592 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Symbolism in "The Joy Luck Club"
    • 398 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Symbolism in "The Joy Luck Club"

    “I knew from their snow white bellies and pretty voices they were magpies, birds of joy.” An Mei’s mom (243). Magpies are one of the many symbols used in the book The Joy Luck Club. Magpies were used to symbolize how some people’s joy comes from others sorrow. Double meaning and presentations of simple life situations are used as symbols throughout the book.…

    • 398 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    The Joy Luck Club - Symbols
    • 1414 Words
    • 6 Pages

    The Joy Luck Club - Symbols

    The use of objects is important to us: clothing, accessories, or an envelope. And all of these objects sometimes represent or suggest another level of meaning.…

    • 1414 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Socratic Seminar Make-Up In Barbara Kingsolver's The Bean Trees
    • 447 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Socratic Seminar Make-Up In Barbara Kingsolver's The Bean Trees

    She is a human rights activist with numerous awards for her writing including the title “One of the most Important Writers of the 20th Century” by Reader’s Digest. She has written 13 books and won the National Book Prize of South Africa, American Library Association Award, and is an author on Oprah’s book list. Who is this marvelous writer? Her name is Barbara Kingsolver. In her first book, The Bean Trees, her life and political views are greatly displayed throughout her writing and her choice of themes.…

    • 447 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    What Is The Mother's Relationship In The Joy Luck Club
    • 539 Words
    • 3 Pages

    What Is The Mother's Relationship In The Joy Luck Club

    The Joy Luck club centers on four, middle-aged, Chinese immigrants, Suyuan Woo, An-mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Ying-ying St. Clair. Although the relationships that exist between each of the four women are important, it is the exploration into each woman’s relationship with her first generation daughter that is central to the plot line. Through this exploration, the generational and cultural gaps that exist between the each of the women and their daughters are exposed; allowing several interesting connections to course material to be made.…

    • 539 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
    • 419 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

    The book I chose to read is The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. The author of this book is Ann Brashares. This book was published in the year 2001. Ann Brashares has four other sisterhood books, five including The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. This book is a New York Times best seller. It was even made into a movie.…

    • 419 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More