The mother-daughter relationship in Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club". The disparities concerning culture, language and values between Jing-mei and Suyuan

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Amerikanistik - Literatur, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: The issue of alienation described in the novel "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan constitutes the mother-daughter-relation of Jing-mei and her mother Suyuan. For what reasons do their reciprocal actions of communication often run into difficulties? And to what extent can the two of them be blamed fo...