Ana In Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club

Harold starts pursuing Ana using irrational methods after adding passion and desire to pursue ambitions in his life. One day, he gets up in the middle of the night and goes all the way to Ana’s bakery to give Ana flours when she heads home from her bakery. Were Harold to

Ana even goes as far as telling her mother “Why is a women’s virginity the only thing that matters? I have thoughts, feelings, and opinions.” (Real) her mother looks at her weird. On the other hand there is Ana’s teacher Mr. Guzman, who sees the benefits from sending Ana to college and leaver her dirty old neighborhood. Mr. Guzman helps Ana out by pulling some strings at Colombia University. He also tells her to apply for scholarships, but when she doesn’t he shows up at her house. When she did get into Colombia University the first person to tell her was Mr. Guzman. Ana’s mother does not support Ana leaving for college and leaving the family. Even on the day does leave, her mom doesn’t even say goodbye to her own daughter.

What does identity mean to you? One of the main characters, Ying-ying St.Clair in Amy Tan’s novel The Joy Luck Club, was born in a very wealthy family, but influenced by the world around her, she lost her own “self”. As a result, she remained quiet and listens to all of the omens in life but never pays attention to her own feelings. Even her own daughter, Lena was also influenced by Ying-ying’s overprotection and criticism. In the novel, Ying-ying had evolved from a naive and wild child to a woman who had lost her spirit and bush way her own feelings.

In Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club, Waverly Jong is a dynamic character who shows her arrogance, selfishness and insecurities as the story progresses. On the first letter of Waverly’s name, W, sits a Mink, which symbolizes her desire for her mother’s approval. Throughout the novel, Waverly avoids Lindo’s criticism and fears her mother will not agree with her choices. This is evident in “Four Directions” when Waverly shows her mother the mink coat Rich bought her and Lindo responds, “This is no good… It is just leftover strips. And the fur is too short” (Tan 186). Waverly is destroyed by her mother’s criticism. After Lindo points out the coat’s flaws, Waverly can no longer see the good in it; she only values the things her mother values. Next, the “a” is formed by a crab, symbolizing selfishness. During New Year’s dinner at the Woo house, Waverly takes the best three crabs for her family. She does not care that she is a guest or that Suyuan had not planned on Shoshana eating crabs, she takes the best for herself, showing her self-centered nature. After the “a,” the “v” is formed by two dolls, symbolizing her childhood and her love for her daughter. Contrasting her negative traits, Waverly’s unfaltering love for Shoshana shows that she is willing to sacrifice her successes for her daughter’s prosperity, demonstrating that she is not as selfish as she is portrayed. A red candle is embedded in the “e” to highlight Waverly’s ignorance. She believes she is all knowing but does not

When Ana finds out that her husband cheated she arranges an abortion and gets her out of the coutry

In the beginning, Ana decided it was time to join a gang like all of her other family members, but she knew it was going to take courage to do it because of

Ana Gutierrez as an individual has lived in an life that had its rough endings. Where she just wanted to give up, but hasn't, living in a apartment with her current Fiance Smokey Cattee, both of them enjoy spending their times playing video games with each other or probably going out once in awhile but in the further time they enjoy drawing a collaborative photo with each other.

When Ana was a junior at the University of Virginia she studied abroad and became associated with a Spanish student. The two became very close over their leftist ideals and political radicalisms. They spent time together during frequent anti-government and anti-American protest. A fellow college student and friend of Ana's stated “After every protest, Ana used to explain to me the ‘atrocities’ that the U.S.A. government used to do to other countries,” and “She was already so torn. She did not want to be American but

Amanda finished cleaning the mess and the house, and she went to find Tabby to ask to go to the party. She looked all over for Tabby, and could not find her. But she did find a note on the fridge that said “see you later.” Then she knew that her step-sisters had already left without her. She threw herself down and started crying wishing that she could have cleaned faster, and

Linda Williams is from a small village in Veracruz called San Antonio, due to her high performance in school her parents decided to send her away from home to pursue higher studies in nursing. It was the first time she was leaving her home state she was quite scared since her parents expectations were high she has to do well. During the school year

Ana is one the main characters in the story. During the years, she lived in different neighborhoods in Cleveland and moved back to Gibb Street to take care of her parents. Ana was retired and her only occupation was looking outside and watching other people. She was noisy and suspicious in all the things which she saw around her. By the time when she saw Kim hiding something in the trashy lot, she was almost about to call the police. The reason why she acted in this way was the result of working in parole department for twenty years. Since she saw lots of things which may happen with people, her habit of making judgments was justified.

Ana’s diaspora into a new country later in turned influenced the perception of the country she once called home. She found the once rubble streets were now pathways that did not reflect the battles of war.With diaspora in literature characters, often find the return into their homeland leaves them feeling like a tourist in their own home. That’s the feeling she radiated upon arrival. In addition , the previous relationship she had with the people she once saw were estranged. Luca and her seemed like

It was during the time of the war when a woman named Suyuan Woo, created the “Joy Luck” Club. Together, they played mahjong and created hope and joy for themselves because of the way, and along the way, they raised their daughters to be perfect Chinese girls. In the Chinese culture, there are a variety of superstitions. Sons and daughters of the family are not treated equally. However, from analyzing the mother-daughter relationships, in the novel, the mothers always do what is best for their daughter.

After having her heart broken, Anna sets off to Mexico with three goals: avenge her and her father’s careers by finding Montezuma’s death mask, lay her mother to rest nearly 20 years after her death, and get over her scum of an ex-fiancé. While on this

Ana early encounters of having misfortune with her parents shape her own identity as a adult in the methods for more grounded working of her braveness. While experiencing the most pivotal phase of her teenage life Ana had to emotionally battle over the loss of her parents and develop as a teenage girl without parental supervision to hold her under tight restraints. This shaped her personality by better strengthening her emotional state. The scene where Ana goes to see the guest sailing into the kingdom of Arendelle (00:13:58) Ana moves out of her window, onto the perilous descending board, at that point raises herself