Response Paper 4: The Joy Luck Club

One of the joys of reading The Joy Luck Club for the first time was discovering how much Chinese people shared in common culturally with Africans and the peoples of the Caribbean. That whole belief system that includes what westerners call superstition, myth, belief in the spirt world and other supernatural forces, all reminded me of the African influences in my Jamaican culture. Later, after some study, I realized that Native Americans and other indigenous people all over the world share this world view, so maybe we were not so very different from each other. More significantly, if most of the peoples of the world shared these views perhaps they were not to be dismissed as superstition or old wives tales or myth. Perhaps there were some fundamental truths in them that we all could learn from for the betterment of the earth and to create meaning, purpose and and joy in our lives and in our relationships.

For this paper, I want to give you a break from writing about trauma (and all the bad things that happen in our books) and encourage you to make comparisons between your own cultural experiences and those from another continent and culture with which many of us have so little familiarity. I am also trying to discourage plagiarism by encouraging you to use our own experiences to write this paper. All you need to write well is inside of you already. Trust yourself.

Design a thesis statement around either of these questions:

1. What aspects of Chinese culture from The Joy Luck Club delighted or surprised me in a good way? Did it resonate with anything from my own culture and how did it help me to understand myself in relationship to my own cultural upbringing? For me, two possible answer to the question might be:

A. The belief in the spirit world and in having the utmost respect for one’s elders (or ancestors) resonated with me the most when I read The Joy Luck Club as these are also key aspects of my Jamaican upbringing that informed my world view and marked me as “different” from my American -born friends. I would then map out the thesis by providing the reader with one or two examples of what I mean by “belief in spirit world” and respect for elders and/or ancestors and how those beliefs marked me as “different.” I would then tie that to an outcome in the book, such as the fact that the daughters realize that, ultimately, the American world view is different, but not superior to the Chinese way of seeing and/or relating in the world around them or that the daughters make their peace with both worlds, creating their own values and world view from a blend of the two.

B. The inter-generational conflicts and tensions within the mother-daughter relationships were some aspects of The Joy Luck Club that I found the most interesting especially since a few of them mirror my own relationship with my immigrant mother who can also be set in her ways. Again, I would map out the thesis by identifying one or two mother-daughter conflicts I plan to discuss in the paper and tie it to the way an issue was resolved in The Joy Luck Club. Did they compromise? Did the mother win? The daughter? What were the lessons learned, if any?

C: Alternatively, come up with your own idea drawn from connections between the book and your life and build a thesis statement around that.

Is there a way to build a thesis that allows you to respond personally to the text and still use secondary sources written on The Joy Luck Club? Of course there is. However, don’t forget that your source may also be from history, ethnography, religion, psychology, or another field. Do a search for articles on The Joy Luck Club in FIU Library database or just do a search for articles on your topic/subject or theme. If you need help, ask any librarian. Select two essays that resonate with your thesis idea. One article can be on your own culture (since you are not comparing The Joy Luck Club to another book, but to your life). Remember to quote directly from the source to avoid even the illusion of Plagiarism. Then include both of these secondary sources in your Works Cited page which is mandatory. Keeping the paper at 2-3 pages are also mandatory so you can get the papers back in a timely fashion and to avoid penalty.

You need 2 sources and that is mandatory also.

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