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TheReadingReportaboutTheJoyLuckClubReadingthenovelisnotthefirsttimeofmyknowingTheJoyLuckClub.WhenIwatchedthefilm,themeaningofthetitle,thethemeofthenovel,thereasonforthearrangementofstoriesfromfourmothersandtheirdaughtersandotherimportantthingswereallunknowntome.ButIknewthatwasmytypeforitisaboutfeelingsbetweenmothersanddaughters,andespeciallychinesespeakingEglish.AmyTan,aChineseAmericanwriter,istheauthorofthebookinwhichsheexplorsthemother-daughterrelationships.Originally,therelationshipsbetweenmotheranddaughterseemtobequitecomplexinafamilybutinAmyTan'swork,itisperfectlytypicalforitsportrayalofconflictsbetweenthetraditionalChinesemothersspeakingshabbyEnglishandtheopenwhollyAmericanizeddaughterswhojustwearaChinesefacebutspeakfluentEnglish.Ineverthinkitisrichlydramatical,andinsteadthesekindsofconflicts,infact,trulyecistsinmanyChineseimmigrants'family.Thenoveliswrittenimpressivelyanddeeplyespecially,Ithink,inunderstandingofmothers'lovefortheirdaughtersforreasonsthatthepreviousexperienceofherwithhermotherprovidedthebasisforhernovel.ItissaidthattheexprienceofanthorissimilartothatofJingmeiwoo.Maybe,thenovelimpliesthedeepandcomplexfeelingsofautherforhermotherandherclosestrelativesinChina.ItgivesmeagreatlydeepimpressionthatthebookisbegunwithFeathersFromaThousandLIAway.Itpenetratesthemothers'hopeandlovefortheirdaughtersthroughaswan'sfeather.Throughtheoldwoman'swordsInAmericaIwillhaveadaughterjustlikeme.Butovertherenobodywillsayherworthismeasuredbytheloudnessofherhusband'sbelch.Overtherenobodywilllookdownonher,becauseIwillmakeherspeakonlyperfectAmericanEnglish.Andoverthereshewillalwaysbetoofulltoswallowanysorrow!Shewillknowmymeaning,becauseIwillgiveherthisswan—acreaturethatbecamemorethanwhatwashopedfor.andthemothers'formertragicsufferings,wewillfindthatallthemothersareinhopeoftheirdaughtersneversufferingfromtheirsufferings.Andthemotherswaited,yearafteryear,fortheday,theycouldtelltheirdaughtersitistheirhopethroughafeatheroftheswaninperfectAmericanEnglish.Atfirst,itisalittledifficulttounderstandthereasonforthesewords.However,throughthewholenovel,infact,youwillfindtheoldwomanrepresentsthefourmothers,thefeatherofswanembodiesthehopeofmothersfortheirdaughters.Thesesentencesshowimplicitlythefeelingsofauthorandherunderstandingsformothers.Infact,intheJoyLuckClub,thefeatherindeedisgainedbyJingmeiWoo.Andfromthebeginningtotheend,thefeatherhasbeenexisting.Onlyifonehigh-qualitynovel,likeaperfectverse,needsyouspendingmuchtimereadingoncemore,youwillunderstandsomething.Ithoughtthatthenovelislooselyplottedandisindisorder.ButthefactverifiesthatIamwrong.Throughthewholestory,thenovelbeginswiththedeathofJingmei'smotherandendsinJingmeivisitingChinatoseethetwin-halfsisterswhomhermotherhadbeenforcedtoabandonwhentheJapaneseattackedChinamanyyearsago.What'smore,indetail,thestoriesoffourmothersandfourdaughtershaverelativeconnectionsinthemeaboutlovebetweenthemandthemothers'hopefortheirdaughters.Andthethemeshowsthecomflictsandharmonizationbetweendifferentcultures.ThenIthinkwhytheauthortitledthenovelJoyLuckClub.Iampuzzledbyitandthepurposeofwriter.ThenameofclubmadementionofbyJingmei'smother.Andtheauthordirectlytitlingthenovelthenameoftheirmeetingimpliesherfeelingsforhermother.Icanguessthatthetitleoriginatedfromakindofhopeorbelief.Accordingtomothers'formersufferings,theywerenothappy.Evenatthepresent,allofthemhidestheprevioustragicexperiences.Maybe,theclubisaplacewheretheycanpretendtobehappyoravoidthepastmemoryorworriesoreventheshockofculture.Readingthenovelisaswearereadingourlifeandthenthinkourpast,presentandfutere.Especially,theconflictbetweenWaverlyJangandhermotherimpressesmemost.Waverlyisawomanwhoisquiteindependent-minedandintelligent,buthermother'sconstantcriticismisterriblyannoying.Sheoncehadagiftforinternationalchess.however,whensherealizedhermothertakingadvantageofherachievementandtalenttoshowoffinpublic,especiallytothestrangers,shefeltterriblyashamedandannoyed.Sheshoutedtoyoucannotmakeme.Fromthenon,hermotherfeltcoldatWaverlyandwereparticularaboutherfavoritethings.Infact,IthinkWaverlyfeltsacredsubconsciouslyatlettinghermotherdownandsomethingthatshedidwasaimedatflatteringhermother.Whenwaverlybroughtherboyfriend,Rich,toherfamilies,hermotherjustsmiledbutshestillwasparticularaboutRich'sappearance,havingmanyspotsonhisface.DescriptionabouttheconflictsofmannersbetweenChinesetraditionandAmericannotionshasgivenmeagreatlydeepimpressionandquiteinteresting.ThesewordsofAndthenhehadhelpedhimselftobigportionsoftheshrimpandsnowpeas,notrealizingheshouldhavetakenonlyapolitespoonful,untileverybodyhadhadamorsel.vividlyexpresstheAmericancharacterofbeingcasualwhichcountsasdiscourtesyinChina.ThepartofRichcriticizinghermother'scookingisquitefunnyandimpressive.OurChinesehabitofmakingdisparagingremarksseemstobeextremelycommon.BeingmodestandavoidingshowingoffarepartsofChinesetraditionalmanners.HermothercomplainingaboutThisdishnotsaltyenough,noflavor,infact,wasacuetoeatsomeandproclaimititthebestshehadevermade.ButtheRichdidnotunderstand.Fromthefollowingdescriptionofhermothe