Among democratic nations each generation is a new people". With this quote, Alexis de Tocqueville aptly summarises the reason for the increased conflicting views between different generations of today. The Joy Luck Club and Mississippi Masala present some of the problems that frequently arise between parents and their children. These problems often unavoidable due to the circumstances in which they arise give us an interesting insight into the vulnerable relationship between immigrant parents and their first-generation American children.
             In the movie The Joy Luck Club the characters Suyuan and Jing-Mei Woo have a mother-daughter relationship scattered with conflict but ultimately composed of deep love and commitment for one another. Because of extreme differences in the environments in which they were raised and in their life experiences, these two women have many opposing ideas and beliefs. For example, most Asian parents try and raise their children with a strong work ethic, something that is not necessarily imposed by parents in America. Whenever Jin-Mei would give up on something, her mother would bring up the issue about her being lazy and not fully utilizing her natural talent. Having grown up in the American society Jin-Mei did not understand this reasoning by her mother and they would end up having an argument over it. Along with all this, their lack of communication further worsened the many problems they faced in their relationship.
             Another such visible problem in the movie was with Waverly and her mother Lindo. Waverly was a national chess champion, a child prodigy, of whom her mother was very proud. Lindo would always brag to others that her daughter was a chess champion and try to take all the credit for Waverly's success. Waverly resented being shown off like some prize or trophy and the lack of communication between them resulted in a serious conflict. Ever since that incident, Lindo became extremely critical
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