A Comparison of Themes of Amy Tans Kitchen Gods Wife and Joy Luck Clu

Similar Themes inof Kitchen Gods Wife and Joy muckle Club Amy Tans two novels, The Kitchen Gods Wife and The Joy Luck Club, represent a unique voice that is rarely heard in literature. Tan is a Chinese-American woman who tells stories of old China that are rich in record and culture. Both novels have at least one strong aboriginal female character who is trying to inform her daughter about their Chinese heritage and familial roots. The plot ofThe Joy Luck Club displays this melodic theme in each womans story. The older generation is comprised of four women Suyuan Woo, An-Mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Ying-Ying St. Clair. They relate their stories to their daughters, hoping to arrest some of their rich histories and old lifestyles in China. Joy Luck is center around Suyuan Woos daughter, June, who is dealing with the death of her mother. June takes her mothers place at the mah-jong table, where she is told that she must learn about her mothers life in China. The one thing June k nows of her mothers life in China is the story of her abandoned twin babies. The members of t...