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Joy Luck Club
Plot
The eight main characters of the movie all had to contend with different types of conflicts, some such as Waverly's Mother had to endure a type of social conflict from the 1st wife and other concubines, the unjust discrimination of the husband's family, while other characters such as Mei-mei had to endure a life of living under the shadow of Waverly. But each of the characters despite having different types of conflicts be it elemental, physical or psychological, all had to endure one glaringly similar psychological conflict - Each woman had to contend with their own weaker selves, before being able to confront their respective problems, be it an abusive husband or an overbearing mother, each protagonist had to first find their self-worth, self-confidence and self respect. Upon finding their own value they managed to confront their respective problems, although not always in a successful manner, such as one of the mothers who had an abusive husband of whom she had to drown her child , but they managed to get past the tragedy and even became instrumental in helping the other characters (daughters) in finding their self-esteem. In other instances such as Mei-mei's case, she did not understand her worth in her mother's eyes until she understood the tragedy that happened. Seeing that Waverly was always better she depreciated herself, but upon learning the great sacrifice made by her mother, and all the hope given to her by her mother, she finally understood her true value.
The plot of the story is simply the trials that women endure in order to become happy or fulfilled. The plot concentrates on empowering women most especially minorities, further sub-divided into two groups, the mothers who eventually surpassed the suppression of Chinese culture, and the daughters who led lives as the children of immigrants and had experience the life of an adult American female, including marital woes and parental...
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