it, her joy has fled her body. She waits to give her daughter what she's lacked all her life, what she could not give her, a spirit. F. Lena St. Clair. Her blood is half American half Chinese; she embodies what all these young ladies feel. Inside she has fears regarding her mothers' fears. She is malleable, insecure; she bends to others impositions such as her husbands' "half and half" policy. III) Settings A. United States (San Francisco). In The Joy Luck Club the US is a land where four Chinese raise daughters that are American and only externally resemble China. It is a place where hopes and dreams are planted only to be nourished by even more hopes. B. China. This place is the past, ancient yet present in tradition. Where women are taught generation after generation, rich or poor, their place is that of an obedient daughter or wife. Bear many sons to honor your family, oppress any desire you heart may have to soar, accept your fate in silence... Swallow your tears. IV) Summery The Joy Luck Club is a novel telling the stories trails and tribulations of four women and their daughters united by Joy luck. Joy Luck is a game the late Suyuan thought up back in China in order to make a terrifying time of war more bearable. June, Suyuan's daughter, will take her place at the board now that she's gone. Throughout the book each daughter and each mother tell their tale, their worries, and their hopes. An-mei whose moth
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