Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club

With the creation of the Internet, there is a lack of connection between parent and child. We have been absorbed into technology and ignored the things that appear to us locally. Relevance of what should be known has changed as people begin care less about things that may affect themselves and focus more on others and their problems. This can make the conversations between parent and child become scarce. Even without the difficulty of language in the way like with the mothers and the daughters of “The Joy Luck Club” by Amy Tan; we still have difficulty communicating with our parents. My mother and I do not speak all the time, yet in our tame relationship we still know of each other's unconditional love. Even though, we could be called distant, …show more content…
My parents could have easily just forced me to go to these lessons, but most parents would allow a child to choose and most parents in the past forced their children, which is not always the best choice. Suyuan had projected onto her June wanting her to become great and she accepted it. Soon after many attempts June hated it thinking,”I hated the tests, the raised hopes and failed expectations” (Tan 144). The cycle of being forced drove her to rebel and Suyuan kept pushing fracturing their relationship. Today what would most likely occur is the acceptance of that choice which could be construed in two ways either the parent is too submissive or they are not afraid to talk about why either party …show more content…
Waverly always assumed that her mom was always out to get her, but it all crumbled when she talked with her mother about it (Tan 201). The preconceived notions of her mother led to her hating her mom instead of assuming that she was always on your side. Her astounding lack of faith that her mom loved her and respected her and her decisions is the reason for her failings in chess and possibly her first marriage. Expecting no care is foolish especially today as the many ways to prevent a child and even get rid of one; love is conditional, but can be expected from a parent because if they did not want you, you would not be here. On the other hand for parents your child can not choose you.
We have talked about my relationship with my mother within the era of the internet, how we can be distant, free, and trustful of each other at times. Would you say a millennial’s relationship with their parent is better than those of the past? One could argue that communication between a child and parent has become more difficult to sustain with children having a nonexistent attention span, but I would say we have come to point where people listen to how a child wants to be treated, which can be good or bad. Either way, we should look to improve our relationships with our