四川农业大学英语系周记民ReviewsonTheJoyLuckClub——Thisfeathermaylookworthless...butitcomesfromafarandcarrieswithit...allmygoodintentions.Attheverybeginningofthemovie,ittellsastoryaboutanoldwomanwhoboughtaswanforafoolishsumandbroughtittoAmerica.Thisstorywasmentionedthreetimesintotalinthismovie,whichisconnectedtoJuneandhermother.ThisstoryalsoreflectedthebestqualityhopethatJune'smothergavetoher.SUMMARYOFTHEMOVIEMotherNo.1:SuyuanDaughterNo.1:JuneDuringwartime,SuyuanwasforcedtomigratetoChongqing,carryingherlovedtwinbabies.Takehermiserablefateintoconsideration,Suyuanabandonedbothofherbabiesandkeeponescaping.Surprisinglyshewassurvived,andherheartwasbroken.Herbabieswerealsorescuedbysomeoneelse.Junehasn'tstartedafamilyyet.Afterknowinghertwouterinesisterswerestillalive,shedecidedtogotoChinatomeetthem.MotherNo.2:LinduoDaughterNo.2:WaverlyWhenLinduowas4,shewasengagedwithayoungerfatboyinarichfamily.Shecouldn'tbeartheinsultssoshedesignedalietoescapefromthehouse.Afterthat,shegotatickettoShanghai.Waverlyisgeniusinplyingchessandshethoughtwhatevershedid,shecouldn'tgethermother'spleasure.Yet,hermarriagetoaforeignerisanexception,andmisunderstandingbetweenthemwasalsodissolved.MotherNo.3:YingyingDaughterNo.3:LenaWhenYingyingwas16,shefallinlovewithaveryhandsomemanandbecamepregnantbeforetheygotmarried.Theirmarriagewasafailure,andshehadnochoicebutkillherbabyinordertotakeawaytheonlythingthatsheshearswithherpolygamoushusband.Lenaalsohadanunsuccessfulmarriage,sheandherhusbandcounteverybillincompletelydetail,theytakefifty-fiftypolicy.Afterbeingenlightenedbyhermother,sheknewwhattodo.四川农业大学英语系周记民MotherNo.4:AnmeiDaughterNo.4:RoseAnmei'smotherwasrapedbyamanofwealthandwasforcedtobetheman'sfourthwife.Althoughherfamilymembersdidn'ttrustherexplainsandevictedherfromthehouse,shestilllovesheroldillmotherandcutherownfleshtocureherdyingmother.Rosegotmarriedwithabossowingabigwinechateau,however,allthingsshehaddonetoherhusbanddidn'tpayoff---herhusband'sdishonestydrovetheirmarriagetobreakdownevenhadhadalovelydaughter.Suyuan,Linduo,YingyingandAnmei,thosefourChinesewoman'sstoryisthehighlightofthemovie.TheywereallinsultedandmaltreatedbyChineseoldfeudalismintheoldsociety.Inordertoleadahappylife,theymovedtoAmericatobuildupanewfamily.Thankfully,theirdaughters'lifearenottoobadastheirsandtheyspeakfluentAmericanEnglish.Themoviepresentsthefourdaughters'personallife,andthenleadustothefourladies'gloomyexperienceskillfully.Playingmahjong,readingtheletterandgatheringatthebanquetarealsothedispensableparts.Thereareafewpointsthatimpressedme:Firstly—thestorybehindtheswanfeather.ThefeatherisanembodimentofthehopethatSuyandeliveredtoJune,andthehopealsorepresentedJune'twotwinsister.Secondly—fluentAmericanEnglishspokenbythoseseveraloldChinesewomanandtheiryellowskindaughters.FluentAmericanEnglishrepresentedthatthefourladieshasliveinAmericaformanyyearsandtheyhavebeenaccustomedtotheAmericanlifestyle.Thirdly—layoutsinthefourladies'houseandthegarmentstheyfourwear.TherearemanyantiquestuffswithChinesestylescatteringinthehouse.TheclotheswerealsotypicalinChinesestyle.Attheendofthemovie,Junemethertwotwinsisters,shetoldthemthattheirmotherhadalreadydead,andtheyburstintotears,simultaneously,sodoI.ThefourladiesmigratedfromChinatoAmerica,andbroughttheirculturalbackgroundtothereand四川农业大学英语系周记民deliveredittotheirdaughters.Itwastheirmothers'toughexperiencethattaughtthegirlstolearntobestrongandexcellentintheirownlife.(Allthecontentsarewrittenbymyself,notderivefromtheInternet)四川农业大学英语系周记民2016.6.26