JLC Outside Reading Packet

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Across
  1. 3. - Motif of cultural identity and heritage
  2. 5. - Rose’s husband, who seeks a divorce
  3. 7. - An-mei’s mother’s role in her family
  4. 10. - Ying-ying’s lost spirit, tied to her trauma
  5. 11. - Food central to Chinese gatherings, symbolizing unity
  6. 15. - Place where An-mei’s mother faced humiliation
  7. 16. - City where the Joy Luck Club meetings take place
  8. 17. - Symbol of balance and harmony in Chinese culture
  9. 19. - An-mei’s scar, a symbol of her mother’s sacrifice
  10. 20. - Lindo’s first marriage, a source of her cunning
  11. 22. - Suyuan’s lost daughters, found in China
  12. 24. - Game the mothers play at Joy Luck Club meetings
  13. 25. - Motif of generational conflict and understanding
  14. 27. - Daughter who struggles with her mother’s expectations and chess
  15. 28. - Chinese festival tied to a tragic love story
Down
  1. 1. - Symbol of Lindo’s strength and sacrifice
  2. 2. - An-mei’s mother’s tragic fate
  3. 4. - Waverly’s daughter, named after a street
  4. 5. - Waverly’s chess strategy, reflecting her personality
  5. 6. - Waverly’s mother, proud of her chess achievements
  6. 8. - Instrument Jing-mei tries to master
  7. 9. - Lena’s mother, who sees danger in everything
  8. 12. - Lena’s husband, who splits everything equally
  9. 13. - Rose’s story of losing her brother
  10. 14. - Suyuan’s homeland, central to her stories
  11. 18. - Mother who left her babies on the road in China
  12. 21. - Suyuan’s daughter, who narrates the book’s opening
  13. 22. - Chinese zodiac sign tied to Waverly
  14. 23. - Jing-mei’s journey to meet her lost siblings
  15. 26. - Jing-mei’s mother’s club, a place of hope