Joy Luck notes
Notes This introductory passage introduces the themes of conflict and rebellion, which are carried throughout the second section of the novel. Like the girl who disobeys her mother, the daughters of the ladies in the Joy Luck Club fail to follow the rules set by their mothers and suffer the consequences of their actions. ... Notes Rules of the Game is actually a chapter about the rules of chess, as well as the rules of life. ... Notes Having a Chinese mother and an English-Irish father, Lena is the product of two cultures. ... Notes Rose’s chapter titled Half and Half is a story in two halves: one half from her childhood and one half from her adulthood. ... Jing-Mei Woo - Two Kinds Jing-Mei is the daughter of Suyuan, the recently deceased mother who was introduced in Section I as the founder of The Joy Luck Club. ... ” Notes Once again the chapter highlights the conflict between the aspirations of a mother and the feelings of resistance from a daughter.