Across
- 8. A mother haunted by her past and passivity
- 9. How the daughters refer to their mothers' friends
- 10. Lady Mythical figure representing lost identity
- 12. Symbolic color of luck and Chinese culture
- 16. Identity of the mothers
- 17. Waverly's fiancé
- 18. Both physical and emotional, motif of pain
- 20. Game symbolizing the mothers' bond
- 22. Jing-Mei’s trip to China represents this
- 24. Face Chapter symbolizing dual identity
- 25. Motif representing hopes and dreams
- 27. Author’s last name
- 28. Represents finding self-expression
- 32. Cultural value often imposed on daughters
- 33. Key theme in mother-daughter relationships
Down
- 1. Country of the mothers' origin
- 2. The city where Suyuan fled from the Japanese
- 3. Chess prodigy with a controlling mother
- 4. Takes her mother’s place in the Joy Luck Club
- 5. A mother raised in a house of ghosts
- 6. Represents feminine, dark energy; used symbolically
- 7. Symbolize repressed memory and trauma
- 8. Symbol of balance and opposites
- 11. Founder of the Joy Luck Club
- 13. Rose’s life crisis
- 14. Chinese philosophy referenced symbolically
- 15. Number of daughters Suyuan had
- 19. Waverly’s strong-willed mother
- 21. Common theme in the mothers' dreams for their daughters
- 22. Daughter caught in a failing marriage
- 23. Recurring theme in identity
- 26. Often in conflict with modern identity
- 29. Jing-Mei’s American name
- 30. Theme related to belief and trust
- 31. Game symbolizing control and conflict