The Joy Luck Club

Setting

Themes

Characters

San Francisco

Pre-World War II China

During the Second Sino-Japanese war

Immigrant identity

Culture

Mother-Daughter relationships

Sacrifice

Tradition

An-Mei Hsu

Suyuan Woo

Linda Jong

Ying-ying St. Clair

Lena St. Clair (daughter)

Jing-mei Woo (daughter)

Rose Hsu (daughter)

Waverly Jong (daughter)