THE JOY LUCK

CLUB

BY AMY TAN

IVAN JURINIĆ, 2.G1

ABOUT THE
AUTHOR
• born in Oakland, California- 19th of
February, 1952
• moved to Switzerland, later traveled
to China
• an American author of Chinese
heritage
• novels, short story collections,
children's books
CHARACTERS

• Woo Family: Suyuan Woo, Canning Woo, Wang Chwun Yu & Wang Chwun Hwa and
Jing-mei (June) Woo
• Jong Family: Lindo Jong, Vincent Jong, Waverly Jong
• Hsu Family: An-mei Hsu, George Hsu, Rose Hsu Jordan
• St. Clair Family: Ying-ying St. Clair, Clifford St. Clair, Lena St. Clair
THE JOY LUCK CLUB

• a weekly gathering
• group of 4 mothers
• joy from winning a game of mah
jong and the luck required to do so
THE FIRST AND THE SECOND PART

• families work all the relationships with • the daughters relate their recollections of
their mothers their childhood relationships with their
• worried about the future generations mothers
• a lot of unfound information
THE THIRD AND THE FOURTH PART

• the four daughters begin to narrate their • the mothers struggled to support their
adult lives daughters
• careers, marriage problems • offer solutions to the kids in the process
• trying to find solutions of bonding
FUN FACTS

• The Joy Luck Club was inspired in part by a trip to China

• The Joy Luck Club wasn’t originally written as a novel
• most of the book was written in just four months
• The Joy Luck Club is taught in high schools
• Amy Tan appeared on The Simpsons