The Eight Heroes in The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan - 703 Words

In the novel The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, four Chinese mother-daughter pairs, each with her own unique story, have deep connections with each other. At the beginning of the novel they each seem like ordinary women, but as the novel progresses, it becomes clear that these women are more than just mothers, daughters, or wives; they can also be considered heroes according to Joseph Campbell. Joseph Campbell says a hero is someone who undergoes a departure, where the person is confronted with a problem that they must overcome; a fulfillment, where the person finally overcomes the problem; and a return, where the person passes on what they gain and learn from the experiences in the form of a life-giving elixir(Campbell). This â€Å"life-giving†¦show more content†¦Not only is she forced into an arranged marriage, but she has no love for the boy that she is about to marry. From the day that she is arranged into a marriage and thereafter, she must deal with the fact that she will belong to someone else and that she is going to be the property of her husband. Her departure begins when her own family treats her â€Å"as if [she] belonged to someone else† (51). This shows the beginning of her departure because it is the start of the trials that she must overcome and deal with to continue with her journey. To make matters worse, Lindo’s family has to leave her because of a flood that wiped out all of her family’s land. Another trial that she faces is to get out her love-less marriage. She must leave safely while also keeping the honor and dignity of her family name intact. In order to overcome these trials, Lindo must transition to the fulfillment stage. While in the fulfillment stage, a person must pass and overcome the trials and problems that they are faced with in order to move on in there hero journey. Lindo faces the challenge of getting out of her marriage, but comes up with a clever way of getting out of it without dishonoring her f amily name. Lindo decides to use her gift of â€Å"invisible strength† to her advantage. She decides to manipulate her mother-in-law’s superstitions and tell her about the dream she had with Tyan-yu’s grandfather saying that if she does not get out of the marriage that Tyan-yu will die.Show MoreRelatedThe Evolution of Self in Asian-American Women in the Us (Joy Luck Club)4993 Words   |  20 Pagesacross generations, and the ensuing conflicts resulting from the mere existence of the mother/daughter relationship, are also depicted in The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan. This tale spans two generations of Chinese-American women in America and the origins, of their confinement within their culture, in China. One of the relationships that prevail in The Joy Luck Club is the relationship of Suyuan Woo and her daughter Jing-Mei â€Å"June† Woo. The story begins with the recent death of Suyuan Woo, who died beforeRead MoreLangston Hughes Research Paper25309 Words   |  102 Pagescompares the school to a great grey mother who encourages the ambitions of children of all colors and religions. Langstons English teacher at Central, Ethel Weimer, introduced him to the American poets Edgar Lee Masters, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Amy Lowell, and Vachel Lindsay. Carl Sandburg, and Walt Whitman were his favorites. Hughes read Sandburgs Chicago Poems (1916) and studied his biography. He was impressed by Sandburgs humble lifestyle and his contempt for a wealthy upper class that ignoredRead MoreEssay on Fall of Asclepius95354 Words   |  382 Pagesfilled with strip malls and clothing stores. Across the parking lot from Bulk Master was a grocery store and hardware store. Ah, theres the East Cliff Area, and look! There are just several zombies wandering outside Bulk Master. That is fantastic luck for us. Thomas ran over the zombies that stumbled around the parking lot. Some of them required several hits to completely kill them. The sky darkened with clouds. Thomas and Walt got out of the SUV and rushed to get all their weapons into theRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesSelf-Assessment Library How Charismatic Am I? 382 Self-Assessment Library Am I an Ethical Leader? 386 An Ethical Choice Do Leaders Have a Responsibility to Protect Followers? 388 Myth or Science? â€Å"Power Helps Leaders Perform Better† 392 Point/Counterpoint Heroes Are Made, Not Born 398 Questions for Review 399 Experiential Exercise What Is a Leader? 399 Ethical Dilemma Undercover Leaders 399 Case Incident 1 Leadership Mettle Forged in Battle 400 Case Incident 2 Leadership Factories 400 13 Power and