Chinese-American Identity Differences Revealed in the Conflicts in The Joy Luck Club

The Joy Luck Club focuses on Chinese immigrant families in the U.S. through intricate descriptions of mother-daughter relations. The words of “joy” and “luck” all mean good wishes and happiness, the same as in English. On the crossroad of Chinese culture and American culture, the two generations conflict with each other. This paper using post-colonialism theories to analyse life experiences and daily conflicts between the daughter Waverly Jong and the mother Lindo Jong. It turns out that the identity difference between the first generation Chinese-American and the second generation is all the cause.

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