Historic Context
Did Winnie’s husband die in war?
What is NO?
What was Winnie taught to desire?
What is Nothing?
How are Winnie’s actions misinterpreted?
How many aunts did Winnie have?
What is 2?
Where did Amy Tan’s Parents immigrate from?
What is China?
Where was the husband sent?
Why did Winnie’s hold her tongue?
What is to speak without anger?
What makes Winnie change her perspective?
What is her mothers hard work?
What was the semblance of marriage in this time?
What is a business transaction?
Who was Amy’s mom?
Who is Daisy Tan?
What war was Winnie impacted by?
What is the Sino-Japanese war?
Why was Winnie completely cut off from communication?
What is a language/cultural barrier?
Where did Winnie’s priority of being a mother come from?
How did Wen Fu treat Winnie?
What is poorly/as property?
What was Amy’s first novel?
What is The Joy Luck Club?
Why did Winnie’s half brother die?
What is Revolutionary involvment?
What is the deeply rooted cultural influences?
What is holding anger and not speaking her mind?
How is Winnie’s affection shown?
What is guiding Pearl?
How were women viewed in Winnie’s hometown?
Who is The Kitchen God’s Wife based off of?
Who is Daisy Tan?
How does Winnie avoid explaining histories and connections?
What is mentioning her dead half-brother?
What role did culture play in Winnie’s communication issues?
What is a difference in behavior and perspective?
How is Winnie seen as controlling?
What is by pressuring Pearl with the weight of the past?
How did Winnie being expected to put Wen Fu‘s needs above her own lessen her?
What is remove individualism?
What happened to Amy Tan in college?
What is her roommate was murdered?