The Joy Luck Club

1. The Joy Luck Club Characterization Analysis

2. No need to click until then! This slide show will advance automatically until you get to the list of review questions.

3. You will be reviewing major concepts and plotlines for The Joy Luck Club.

4. The objectives of this review are: To gain an understanding of plot lines and their relevance to character development To identify key moments in the life of each character and their influence To distinguish the major characters from each other for later analysis

5. You will be presented with a list of questions. Be sure to keep track of the number of the question you are working on at the time.

6. When you get to a question: • Read the question in its entirety • Click on the name of the character described • Wait to see if your answer is correct • Return to the list of questions and either move on to the next question or continue with the same question until you get the correct answer

7. The characters you will have to choose from are as follows:

8. Mothers and Daughters

9. Suyuan

10. Lindo

11. An-Mei

12. June (Jing-mei)

13. Waverly

14. Ying-Ying

15. Lena

16. Rose

17. Click on the number of the review question you wish to answer. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 1415 Click here to go to questions 16-30

18. Click on the number of the review question you wish to answer. 16 1718 192021 222324 252627 282930

19. This woman gets angry at her daughter when her daughter tells her she is is embarrassed at her bragging. Rose Lena Suyuan Lindo Click here to return to questions 1-15

20. This woman offers a piano as a 30th birthday gift to her daughter. Suyuan Waverly Ying-Ying An-Mei Click here to return to questions 1-15

21. This woman tells June that she isn’t a genius, like her. Suyuan Waverly Rose Lena Click here to return to questions 1-15

22. This woman pretends to have a dream to get out of her marriage. Suyuan June Lindo Lena Click here to return to questions 1-15

23. This woman has a scar from burning soup. Lena An-Mei Waverly Suyuan Click here to return to questions 1-15

24. This woman never got “good” at playing the piano because she could cheat while practicing. June Waverly Lena Rose Click here to return to questions 1-15

25. This woman ruins her clothes by covering them with blood. Suyuan Waverly Lindo Ying-Ying Click here to return to questions 1-15

26. 8. This woman’s husband claims he wants to divorce her because she won’t make decisions. Rose Lena June Waverly Click here to return to questions 1-15

27. This woman moves to an Italian neighborhood because her father got a promotion. Lindo Rose Lena An-Mei Click here to return to questions 1-15

28. This woman dies of a brain aneurysm. Lindo An-Mei Suyuan Ying-Ying Click here to return to questions 1-15

29. This woman was declared a “displaced person” when she came to America. Lindo Ying-Ying Suyuan Rose Click here to return to questions 1-15

30. This woman reads a book called The Twenty-Six Malignant Gates that details the horrors awaiting a child. June Suyuan Waverly An-Mei Click here to return to questions 1-15

31. This woman dates and marries a white American man who becomes a doctor. Rose Waverly June Lena Click here to return to questions 1-15

32. This woman is given enough money for a trip to China from her “aunties”. Rose An-Mei June Suyuan Click here to return to questions 1-15

33. This woman initially believes her neighbor is being tortured. Suyuan Lena Lindo Ying-Ying Click here to return to questions 1-15 Click here to go to questions 16-30

34. This woman sets her husband up with a servant girl. Lindo Rose An-Mei Suyuan Click here to return to questions 16-30

35. This woman has her picture in Life magazine. Rose An-Mei Suyuan Waverly Click here to return to questions 16-30

36. This woman leaves her babies along the side of the road. Lindo June Suyuan An-Mei Click here to return to questions 16-30

37. This woman loses a son to the Pacific Ocean. Suyuan Rose Ying-Ying An-Mei Click here to return to questions 16-30

38. This woman is uncomfortable making quick decisions/reactions. Waverly Rose Suyuan Lindo Click here to return to questions 16-30

39. This woman makes a wish to the Moon Lady. Ying-Ying Suyuan An-Mei Lindo Click here to return to questions 16-30

40. This woman is slapped by her mother for not wanting to take piano lessons. Rose Waverly An-Mei June Click here to return to questions 16-30

41. This woman watches her mother become a ghost after she miscarries a baby. An-Mei Suyuan Lena Lindo Click here to return to questions 16-30

42. This woman is forced to hide in caves during a Japanese invasion and attack. Suyuan Rose Ying-Ying Lindo Click here to return to questions 16-30

43. This woman is betrothed to Tyan-yu when she is very young. An-Mei Lindo Waverly Ying-Ying Click here to return to questions 16-30

44. 26. This woman chooses her Christmas gift carefully and is delighted with Life Savers. An-Mei Rose June Waverly Click here to return to questions 16-30

45. This woman witnesses the drowning/disappearance of her brother. Ying-Ying Rose An-Mei Waverly Click here to return to questions 16-30

46. This woman has a mother who becomes a third concubine after her father’s death. Ying-Ying Suyuan An-Mei Lindo Click here to return to questions 16-30

47. This woman practices curtsying more than she practices the piano. June Waverly Ying-Ying Rose Click here to return to questions 16-30

48. 30. This woman marries an American who works in clothing sales. Rose Ying-Ying Lindo Lena Click here to return to questions 16-30

49. Sorry! Try Again! Click here to return to questions 1-15. Click here to return to questions 16-30.

50. Suyuan: That is the correct answer! Click here to return to questions 1-15 Click here to return to questions 16-30