Through every generation, there is a constant underlying tension between mother and daughter. The pressure that a mother applies to her daughter is described. In one incident the mom forced her daughter to play the piano. The daughter didn't even like playing the piano. However, the mother forced her daughter to practice daily, and perform in talent shows. When the daughter would complain, the mom would reply by saying, don't be disobedient. It's sad when a mother forces their child to participate in something that the child doesn't feel in their heart. However, pressures like this aren't just applied by Chinese mothers.
             Similar to the scene in the Joy Luck Club, both mothers are pressuring their daughters to do something that they have no desire to. This creates major tension between mother and daughter. Sadly, it seems that parents don't realize the pressure they apply. In the mean time their children are growing to hate the particular activity and dislike their parents. Another scene where tension between mother and daughter is shown is when the daughter breaks down and begins to cry because of not feeling accepted by her mother. The daughter complains that through her entire life, she has never met her mom's standards. Anything that she does or did, was inadequate and always in need of improvement. The decisions she makes in her life can never be perfect. The man she marries, the job she takes and anything else never satisfies her mom.
             Another incident in the movie that shows tension between mother and daughter is when two mothers compete with their daughters. Each mom brags about their daughter and tries to proof that their daughter far exceeds the other. This creates such rivalry between the mothers, and without much choice, between the daughters also. They compete with looks, intelligence, special abilities and many other things. With this constant feeling and pressure of needing to be better, how can the children have any
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