The Joy Luck Club, written by Amy Tan is made up of a pile of stories from the lives of four Chinese immigrants and there daughters. Tan wrote it with this structure to really go into depth about the events and tribulations these women face. It gives a even understanding of all characters from there own perspective and that of others.
The book shows each person as a child and as an adult, revealing the difference between the lives of the American born daughters and the very traditional mothers. The mothers express their fear for their spoilt daughters and their cushy American ways and the daughters feel smothered and embarrassed by their parents' seemingly ridiculous and picky lifestyle. Tan shows the way that the younger girls reject their heritage and the way their mothers press it upon them.
This is a great book and I would recommend it to people who love realistic stories of life and beautifully bright discriptions.
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