The Joy Luck Club Research Paper
There are some mother-daughter relationships that are filled with love and have the ability to work together, and there are some that are not. A few are able to put away their differences and cooperate very well with each other to fulfill a dream. The mother-daughter relationships between Tracey and Kathy Wigfield and the mothers and daughters in The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan do share some similarities when they work together, but they also share some differences as well. The relationship with Auntie An-mei and her mother can relate to Tracey and Kathy Wigfield in several ways. For example, both Tracey and Auntie An-mei love their mothers enough to stay with them throughout anything. Tracey really loves her mother that she would create a TV
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For instance, while Tracey and Kathy’s working relationship was successful, Waverly and Auntie Lindo’s was not. Even though it was going well in the beginning, it ended up ruining their relationship considering the fact that Lindo said, “ we are not concerning this girl. This girl not have concerning for us” towards Waverly. Also, another contrast between the Wigfields and Jongs is the amount of work done between the mothers and daughters. Tracey and Kathy both have an equal amount of work done between them that get rid of any chances for one to feel indignant towards the other. They both are proud and kind towards each other, giving each other compliments. Tracey once said, “knowing my mom, she without a doubt could have been a great agent, or an executive, or a TV writer, or a million things.” She also said once, “my mom’s crazy, but I’m really into my mom.” Their relationship is still strong even though they work together. But, Lindo and Waverly have an imbalanced working relationship, causing Waverly to feel unjust towards her mother. When she said, “why do you have to use me to show off? If you want to show off, then why don’t you learn to play chess,” it shows how she only feels annoyed that her mother constantly brags about her wherever they go. She does not enjoy having all the attention on her when they would go to Saturday market days
For instance, while Tracey and Kathy’s working relationship was successful, Waverly and Auntie Lindo’s was not. Even though it was going well in the beginning, it ended up ruining their relationship considering the fact that Lindo said, “ we are not concerning this girl. This girl not have concerning for us” towards Waverly. Also, another contrast between the Wigfields and Jongs is the amount of work done between the mothers and daughters. Tracey and Kathy both have an equal amount of work done between them that get rid of any chances for one to feel indignant towards the other. They both are proud and kind towards each other, giving each other compliments. Tracey once said, “knowing my mom, she without a doubt could have been a great agent, or an executive, or a TV writer, or a million things.” She also said once, “my mom’s crazy, but I’m really into my mom.” Their relationship is still strong even though they work together. But, Lindo and Waverly have an imbalanced working relationship, causing Waverly to feel unjust towards her mother. When she said, “why do you have to use me to show off? If you want to show off, then why don’t you learn to play chess,” it shows how she only feels annoyed that her mother constantly brags about her wherever they go. She does not enjoy having all the attention on her when they would go to Saturday market days