Waverly Jong In The Joy Luck Club

Trillions of tons of matter create the universe, and a miniscule portion of that matter composes Earth. Every unique piece of matter affects the universe in a different way. Similarly, a various number of societies and cultures exist on Earth. Additionally, different viewpoints on how human beings should treat each other are sprinkled among billions of people across the globe. Thus, each location has different effects on a person’s persona. Moreover, in America, in this day and age, in the “land of the free”, people enjoy exploiting their freedom to decide every aspect of their life. Being able to choose from an unlimited number of options enthrall modern day Americans. In Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club, Tan uses various marital relationships
She presumes that she needs her mother to approve of her fiancée, Rich, before she can start a successful marriage. Moreover, Waverly cowers at the thought of her mother making a snide comment about Rich because “some unseen speck of truth would fly into my eye, blur what I was seeing and transform him…” (Tan 173). She believes that her mother’s opinions overpower her love for Rich; Waverly needs her mother to show her reality. Waverly only allows her mother’s approval to unlock her happiness. Likewise, in the article “Marriage and suicide among Chinese rural women”, a study takes place to see whether being married or single affects suicide rates. The data illuminates that “the controls had stronger social support than the suicides, which was true for both married and unmarried subjects” (Zhang). Having family members’ support crucially adds to the life of Chinese women by giving them confidence. The family’s support reassures the women that they deserve a life worth living. Similarly, Waverly’s marriage will happen solely because her mother approves of her fiancée. Waverly needs her mother’s reassurance as a source of unwavering mental