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The Joy Luck Club Movie Analysis
The changes between “The Joy Luck Club” by Amy Tan and the movie are very subtle but they do change the relationships between the mothers and their daughters.
There are many differences between the mothers and their daughters relationships for example Ying-Ying and Lena. In the book there is a huge major difference because they did not tell the story of the moon lady. ALthough there is a difference they both have the same affect that cause An-Mei to never be satisfied with a man her daughter is with. They become very close after her mother finally tells her the story but in the movie that never happened.
In the movie and in the book An-mei and Rose reunited after a couple years and go to live with her husband. In the movie while they were

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