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![]() The Joy Luck ClubAmy TanCliffsNotes on The Joy Luck Club describes the lives of four Asian women who fled China in the 1940s and their four very Americanized daughters. The novel focuses on Jing-mei (June), who takes her deceased mother's place in a social group in which the older women recount stories of the past and lament the barriers that exist between their daughters and themselves. Amy Tan's wildly successful first novel encouraged publishers to take a chance on books by Asian-American writers. Search this CliffsNote
About the AuthorAbout the NovelIntroductionList of CharactersSummaries and CommentariesPart I: Feathers from a Thousand Li AwayJing-mei Woo: The Joy Luck ClubAn-mei Hsu: ScarLindo Jong: The Red CandleYing-ying St. Clair: The Moon LadyPart II: The Twenty-Six Malignant GatesWaverly Jong: Rules of the GameLena St. Clair: The Voice from the WallRose Hsu Jordan: Half and HalfJing-mei Woo: Two KindsPart III: American TranslationLena St. Clair: Rice HusbandWaverly Jong: Four DirectionsRose Hsu Jordan: Without WoodJing-mei Woo: Best QualityPart IV: Queen Mother of the Western SkiesAn-mei Hsu: MagpiesYing-ying St. Clair: Waiting Between the TreesLindo Jong: Double FaceJing-Mei Woo: A Pair of TicketsCritical EssaysTan's WomenThe Fairy TaleModern Chinese HistoryStudy HelpQuizEssay Topics and Review Questions
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