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1、BackgroundInformationAbouttheauthorAmyTanAmyTan,alsoknownasAn-MeiTan,wasborninOakland,California,in1952.TheJoyLuckClubisamasterpiecethatblendsaspectsofautobiography,fairytale,history,andreligion.AmyTanusesandexpandsuponeventsfromherownlife,fromhermother’spast,fromChinesetradition,fromherreligiousu
2、pbringing,andfromhistorytocreateherpieceoffiction.SettingThoughTheJoyLuckClubtakesplaceprimarilyinSanFranciscointheUnitedStates,muchofthenoveloccursinflashbacks,setinChina.Thenovelincludesanecdotesandstoriesfromthreegenerationsofwomen,spanningaperiodoftimethatissixtytoeightyyearsinlengthandendingi
3、nthe1980s,whenthebookwaspublished.MajorcharactersI.Jing-Mei,JuneWooMother:SuyuanWooII.WaverlyJongMother:LindoJongFiance:RichIII.LenaSt.ClairMother:Ying-yingSt.ClairHusband:HaroldIV.RoseHsuMother:An-MeiHsuHusband:TedJordanMeaningofTheJoyLuckCLubTheJoyLuckClubwasfirststartedbySuyuaninKweilin,China,t
4、okeepthewomenfromthinkingaboutthehorrorsofwarsurroundingthem.Theywouldplaymahjongandgamble,sothateachweektheycouldlookforwardtowinning,andtheycouldeat,gossipandjoke.ThenwhenshecametoAmericain1949,shebegananotherJoyLuckClubinSanFrancisco,withthreeotherwomenwhohadpainfulpastsandsheknewthattheideaofJ
5、oyLuckwouldcheerthemup.PlotFourolderwomen,allChineseimmigrantslivinginSanFrancisco,meetregularlytoplaymah-jong,eat,andtellstories.EachofthesewomenhaveadultChinese-Americandaughters.Thefilmrevealsthehiddenpastsoftheolderwomenandexploresculturalconflictandtherelationshipsbetweenmothersanddaughters.T
6、hemeThemajorthemeofthenovelisthedifficultyofmaintainingtheirnativecultureandasenseoftheirheritagewhenimmigrantssettleinAmerica.Theyfindthatitisevenmoredifficulttopassthecultureandheritagedowntotheirsecond-generationchildren,whoarebornandbroughtupinAmerica.AlthoughtheChinesemothersinthebookstruggle
7、toretaintheirheritage,theirChinese-Americandaughtershavelittleinterestinthingsofthehomeland.Theywanttobeapartofthemodern,liberalAmericansocietyinwhichtheyhavebeenraised;however,astheylearnabouttheirmothers’varied
