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You get something like The Joy Luck Club. Meet Suyuan, An-mei, Lindo, and Ying-ying. These mothers all left China in the middle of the 20thb Century for America, where they all hoped they could forge a better life and raise happy families. They're all deeply informed by their cultural heritage: their views on child-rearing, education, marriage ...
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The Joy Luck Club Part 1, Chapter 1 Summary. Back. More. Jing-mei’s father asks her to be the fourth corner at the Joy Luck Club mah jong table. She is going to replace her mother, Suyuan, who founded the club. Suyuan’s seat at the table (on the east side) has been empty since she died several months ago. Suyuan died of a cerebral aneurism ...
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All of Lindo’s characteristics are in line with her being born in the year of the horse and as member of the Sun clan. The horse is a strong, majestic hard worker. The Sun clan (her maiden name is Sun) is known for its "smart people, very strong, tricky, and famous for winning wars." Hey: that sounds like Lindo in a nutshell.
And Waverly—like all of the other daughters in The Joy Luck Club —has a strained relationship with her mom. Waverly likes to assert her independence to her mom and makes a show of not taking her mother’s advice by saying things like, "Don’t be so old-fashioned, Ma," she told me, finishing her coffee down the sink. "I’m my own person."
