The Joy Luck Club

The mother-daughter relationships in The Joy Luck Club Mother-Daughter relationships are very delicate, one false move by either mother or daughter, and the relationship could be ruined. The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan, a novel of vignettes of past memories, explores the lives of eight women - four mothers and their daughetrs. Each woman reveals her tragedies and hardships in life, and with each other. The stories involve the culture differences between the Chinese …

…newly found half-sisters, symbolizes the marriage of the two countries, America and China. Not only does this meeting join the two countries, but it also marriages the mothers with the daughters. Instead of having two halves, mother and daughter, there is a whole, and there is an understanding of their love for one another. And only with the four elements, could June make this emotional journey to finally understand her mother's true culture and feelings.