Immigration In Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club
The Chinese game, mahjong has been played since the 19th century. Many people have gathered around a mahjong table, ready to win or lose, but they all shared their experiences, and their stories. The mahjong tables became a place where the past could live once again. The green velvet transported people back in time, to their youth or to a lost love. The game also connected people, it connected strangers, or brought families closer together. Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club portrays the effects of immigration on the family relationship. Tan depicts the lives of these women, and the struggles between them when forming bonds. Through her vignettes, Tan weaves together a tapestry of stories, showing the vast differences of the mothers and their daughters,