Amy Tan
Literary Criticism
Meaning & Message
Analyze
100
February 19, 1952
What is Amy Tan's birthdate
100
Hamburgers, French fries, and apple pie à la mode in the hotel room
What is Jing Mei's first meal in China
100
Purpose of Jing Mei's trip to China
What is meet her family
100
Mother of narrator, dies before the story begins
What is Suyuan Woo
200
John and Daisy Tan
What are Amy Tan's parents
200
Jing Mei's mother Suan Woo drops off her children with money and jewelry tucked away in their shirts because of this.
What is Japanese invasion of China and knowing her children will become a great success
200
Canning & Suyuan
What are Jing Mei's parents
200
Leaving from China to America
What is most significant point in Suyuan Woo's life
300
"Endgame"
What is Amy Tan's first book
300
Joy Luck Club
What is the main reason Jing Mei and step father were able to find her sisters
300
A pure essence
What is meaning on Jing Mei's name
300
Polariod Pictures taken
What is represents family love and unity when pictures are taken
400
The Joy Luck Club
What is Amy Tan's best selling book
400
"Long-Cherished Wish"
What is meaning Suyuan Woo's name
400
Jing Mei finding the rest of her family in China
What is her mother's(Suyuan Woo) long cherished wish
400
Struggling with her Chinese identity
What is Conflict
500
Caused Amy Tan to suffer from phsical pain, seizures, and to quit writing for a brief time
What is Lyme disease
500
Jewelry and Money
What is items placed in babies shirts when Suyuan Woo dropped them on the side of the road
500
Re-identification
What is the theme of "A Pair of Tickets"
500
The point of view in "A pair of Tickets"
What is First person
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