![]() ![]() One mother dreams of doing this on her trip to a new life: “In America I will have a daughter just like me. No matter how much the mothers care for them or how much they sacrifice to make their girls’ lives better, the daughters are blind to their mothers’ pain and feelings.Īll four of the Joy Luck mothers need their daughters to understand them, pass on their spirit after they are gone, and understand what they have gone through for their girls. The girls cannot relate to their mothers because they were raised in a different world. One daughter shows her shame when she says to her mother, “I wish you wouldn’t do that, telling everyone I’m your daughter” (p. When their mothers show pride in them, the girls only show their embarrassment. ![]() On page 6, one of the daughters states, “I can never remember things I don’t understand in the first place,” referring to Chinese expressions her mother used. ![]() This dismissive attitude prevents them from comprehending their own culture, which is a big part of understanding their traditional Chinese mothers. How could I tell him my mother was crazy?” (p. In The Joy Luck Club, the attitudes of four daughters toward their mothers change as the girls mature and come to realize that their mothers aren’t so different after all.Īs children, the daughters in this book are ashamed of their mothers and don’t take them very seriously, dismissing them as quirky and odd. Children, as they become adults, become more appreciative of their parents. ![]()
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