The back cover says the women are “united in shared loss and hope.” What are the three similarities all the women share?
Well for starters, they have all had experiences that are rather unusual. They have had to deal with clashes in culture and opinion. The parents of these women keep doing what they think is right for their children and their family, but inevitably, the child will suffer through some kind of deviating event. Usually these events change them or shape them incredibly. This significant change makes then who they are today. Yet, through this process, they do discover their identity and who they are. Lastly, they are all very ethical in my opinion. They seem to have high moral standards and being true and genuine person is very important to them.
All of their experiences are very wide and varied, ranging from having Jing-mei Woo’s mother passing away to Ying-Ying St. Clair falling off a boat and losing her family, temporarily of course, along with all hope of finding them again. However, they are all very strong women, who have been through many hardships, whatever which they may be. These women are very wise in which they understand the principles that should be endowed in every human being. Their mothers, however, don’t fully understand this, trying to make their daughters happy only through the ways that they feel will find happiness. In the beginning of their stories, they are at a loss as to who they are; however, they find themselves as they experience their tragedies. In my eyes, their differences, though, are what make the Joy Luck Club possible.
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