joy luck club
Across
- 1. game Symbol of control power and Waverly’s relationship with her mother
- 5. expectations Often placed on daughters to succeed or fulfill dreams
- 8. Term used for the club’s elder women; shows cultural respect.
- 9. Passed down by the mothers often misunderstood by the daughters
- 14. Objects or events representing deeper meanings
- 16. Figure of speech comparing ideas used richly in the book
- 17. Daughter of An-mei, struggles with self-doubt and marriage issues.
- 18. Common between mothers and daughters in the novel
- 20. Chess prodigy and daughter of Lindo Jong.
- 22. Clever mother who teaches her daughter the art of invisible strength.
- 23. Mother who teaches the value of speaking up; scarred by family tragedy.
- 26. What many mothers made for their daughters futures
- 28. Central theme daughters struggle to understand who they are
- 30. of view The perspective from which each story is told
Down
- 2. What the mothers want their daughters to understand and honor
- 3. Founder of the Joy Luck Club; Jing-mei's mother.
- 4. Literary device used to show the mothers pasts
- 6. Often used when daughters misinterpret their mothers intentions
- 7. clash Conflict between American and Chinese values
- 10. Hints at future events or realizations
- 11. Takes her mother’s place at the Joy Luck Club after her death.
- 12. Expected of daughters in traditional Chinese households
- 13. necklace Symbol of fake worth and self deception
- 15. story Represents haunting memories or lost identity
- 19. What many daughters struggle to find or use
- 21. Daughter of Ying-ying, trapped in an imbalanced marriage.
- 24. Central figure in each daughter’s identity and struggle.
- 25. The bond tested reshaped and rebuilt across generations
- 27. A quiet, spiritual mother with a painful past.
- 29. Drives the narrative structure and character decisions