The Joy Luck Club
Who is our narrator?
Jing-Mei Woo
Why did the aunts pull Jing-Mei aside?
Suyuan had been secretly searching for her twin daughters throughout her years in America, and just before her death, she had succeeded in locating their address.
What happen to Popo?
She became ill and died.
How does An-Mei receive the scar on her neck?
She was burned by hot soup.
Who is our author?
Amy Tan.
What game do the members play?
What is Mah Jong?
How much money did the aunties give to Jing Mei?
they give her $1,200 for the trip
What did Popo do to An-Mei's mother?
Popo and the rest of the family chased An-mei’s mother away.
What happen to An-Mei's mother?
An-Mei's mother became a concubine.
What does the Swan Represent?
The key to freedom, her mother's hopes and expectations.
Who did Suyuan leave behind?
Her two babies
Suyuan created The Joy Luck Club so it can bring together those who struggled with the same issues she went through and are going through.
Why did they chase An-Mei's mother away?
She was a concubine so it was a disgrace to the family's reputation.
Why did An-Mei and her little brother have to live with their grandmother?
Popo who forbade them to speak their mother’s name because her mother was a concubine. After a few years, An-mei forgot her mother entirely.
What does it mean when it says: "the immigrations official pulls her swan away from her"?
They pulled away her freedom.
Who did Suyuan always compare Jing-Mei to?
Lindo's daughter, Waverly Jong
What do the silk dresses symbolize?
they testify to her survival and persist as her last material connection to her former life.
What did An-Mei's mother do for Popo?
Her mother cut a piece of her own flesh out of her arm and put it in a soup for Popo.
What does the title "scar" represent?
A childhood memory that stuck with An-Mei, scarring her childhood and how she grows up.
What did Amy Tan's mom say to her a lot, growing up?
"you know little percent of me"
What did the message from the officer sent to Suyuan, mean?
Suyuan knew the officer’s message meant that the Japanese would soon arrive in Kweilin, and she knew that the families of officers would be the first to die.
Why did Suyuan change the ending to her stories, each time?
she hoped that she might some day find her daughters again, thus rendering the story’s true ending the happiest of all. Until then, fairy-tale endings might substitute
a sacrifice might cure a dying family member. It is also a sign of bone-deep filial respect
How many years passed when An-Mei saw her mother for the first time?
5 years
Who passed from Amy Tan's family and how?
Her brother and father were diagnosed with a brain tumor, 6 months apart.