Across
- 4. pressures to succeed
- 5. different family age groups
- 10. ability to act on one’s own
- 11. ending of a marriage
- 14. luck or wealth people hope for
- 16. one’s life path
- 18. belief that events are predetermined
- 19. country of origin for the mothers
- 21. following authority
- 23. yielding to power
- 25. resistance to authority
- 27. major Chinese city mentioned
- 29. high moral reputation
- 30. Waverly’s fiancé
- 31. mother with a hidden and tragic past
- 33. belief not based on reason
- 37. Lindo’s arranged husband
- 40. power to make decisions
- 41. duty or obligation
- 42. Jing-mei’s father
- 43. mother who teaches through stories of sacrifice
- 46. sharing experiences through stories
- 48. moving to a new country
- 49. major change over time
- 52. daughter known for chess talent
- 53. mother skilled in strategy and manipulation
- 54. feeling of guilt or embarrassment
Down
- 1. country where daughters grow up
- 2. struggle between opposing forces
- 3. daughter struggling in her marriage
- 6. person forced to flee home
- 7. conflict shaping the mothers’ past
- 8. Rose’s husband
- 9. relating to differences between age groups
- 12. cultural background passed down
- 13. unfair treatment or control
- 15. city where the club began
- 17. traditional Chinese tile game
- 20. sense of self
- 22. failure to understand each other
- 24. strongly tied to customs
- 26. belief about what should happen
- 27. city where the club meets
- 28. strict matchmaker
- 30. showing regard for others
- 32. narrator also called June
- 34. giving something up for others
- 35. Lena’s husband
- 36. ability to recover from hardship
- 38. legally or culturally recognized union
- 39. founder of the Joy Luck Club
- 44. adapting to a new culture
- 45. long-established customs
- 47. daughter who feels powerless in her relationship
- 50. recollection of the past
- 51. relating to shared beliefs and customs