Both of these women are faced with the complications of tradition, parental pressures, cross-cultural existence, and their existence as women. They both face their own struggle to find themselves in the face of many fears and beliefs. Bibliography lists3 sources. A 5 page paper looking at the way the Americanized daughters in Amy Tan's novel derive their true identity from the legacy of their Chinese-born mothers. The paper concludes that despite the fact that both mothers and daughters experience problems communicating with one another, Tan suggests that it is only through the effort of breaking down these barriers that daughters are able to discover who they really are.
Bibliography lists five sources.
A 5 page paper looking at the interrelationship of culture and characterization in this excerpt from Amy Tan's novel The Joy Luck Club. Bibliography lists one source. A 5 page paper reviewing this novel by romance novelist Danielle Steele. Her narrative techniques are explored. No additional sources cited.