Gender Expectations in Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan - 582 Words

The gender expectations have changed over time, In the book â€Å"Joy Luck Club† written by Amy Tan many characters are expected to things they did not want to do. This book is about the obstacles of sexism that Jing Mei and her relatives had to go through. But in reality is there more gender expectations now or in the novel? I believe that everyone should be treated equally and should be treated with respect from everyone. Woman in the novel are being segregated more than in real life. Todays society and the society in Joy luck club are very similar because they both involve sexism. In the novel Lindo is forced by her mother in law and husband by making her a slave of some sort. But things get a little out of control when An mei gets raped by her husband but ends up marrying the guy because she has to save her so called honor. But that man that raped her, he can do anything he wants, he will not be pushed around or called names because that is the mans nature. Girls in China can not speak freely for themselves, they are supposed to be listening to the man because supposedly they are so much better and can do anything or everything unlike woman that sits around and does nothing. But in America the daughters face many more problems such as gender expectations. Rose and Ted have the stereotypical relationship whereas Ted is a big strong man and where Rose is the damsel in distress and no one can help her. But the younger girl Waverly is a girl playing chess and the menShow MoreRelated Mothers and the Chinese Spirit in Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club2107 Words   |  9 PagesMothers and the Chinese Spirit in Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club   Ã‚   The Joy Luck Club is the telling of a tale of struggle by four mothers and their four daughters trying to understand the issue of gender identity, how they each discover or lose their sense of self and what they mean to one another. Throughout the book each of the mothers works hard at teaching their daughters the virtues of Chinese wisdom while allowing the opportunities of American life. They try passing on a piece of themselvesRead More Mother-Daughter Conflict in Amy Tans The Joy Luck Club Essay2944 Words   |  12 Pagesresistance in dealing with the new world culture. This is especially true for the second generation Chinese-Americans who resist and are ashamed of their heritage. Amy Tan in The Joy Luck Club dramatizes this conflict which arises between the first and the second generations through sixteen stories of four mothers and four American-born daughters. Tan succeeds in showing the strength of the mother-daughter bond from China to America despite the cultural and linguistic differences between Chinese mothers andRead MoreThe Evolution of Self in Asian-American Women in the Us (Joy Luck Club)4993 Words   |  20 Pagescharacterized by anti-Japanese sentiment. The mother of Janice Mirikitani was treated as a second class citizen not only because of her Japanese heritage but also because any discontent she may have felt had no voice in society as a member of the female gender. The confines of her mother’s room were very different than her own as her mother â€Å"kept her room neat with silence, defiance smothered in requirements to be otonashii, passion and loudness wrapped in an obi, her steps confined to ceremony† (Dr. DelmendoRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesCharacteristics of the U.S. Workforce 41 †¢ Levels of Diversity 42 †¢ Discrimination 42 Biographical Characteristics 44 Age 44 †¢ Sex 46 †¢ Race and Ethnicity 48 †¢ Disability 48 †¢ Other Biographical Characteristics: Tenure, Religion, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity 50 Ability 52 Intellectual Abilities 52 †¢ Physical Abilities 55 †¢ The Role of Disabilities 56 Implementing Diversity Management Strategies 56 Attracting, Selecting, Developing, and Retaining Diverse Employees 56 †¢ Diversity in Groups 58 †¢