joy luck club

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