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Thesis: In Amy Tan's novel The Joy Luck Club, Waverly Jong's, Rose Hsu's, and Lena St. Clair's lives prove that invisible strength allows people to change their lives.

Claim 1: Waverly Jong's invisible strength allows her to confront her mom and start to heal their relationship.

Claim 2: Rose Hsu's invisible strength allows her to stand up to Ted and take control of her life.

Claim 3: Lena St. Clair's invisible strength allows her to stand up to Harold and end the toxic cycle she feels trapped in.

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Thesis: In the novel The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, An-Mei, Lindo, and Ying-Ying shows how people find their true self when they leave their past behind.

Claim #1: An-mei shows how she gains her true self by leaving her family behind with her mother.

Claim #2: Ying-Ying gains her self worth when she realizes the truth about her husband and finally moves on from him.

Claim #3: Lindo learns more about herself when she leaves her husband and his family.

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Thesis: In the novel  The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan shows the difference of cultural expectation of women by Suyuan's high standards for Jing-Mei, Lindo's gratification for Waverly's achievements, and Ying Ying's advice to Lena.

1st Claim: Suyuan's high expectations for Jing-Mei is due to Suyuan wanting Jing-Mei to achieve more than Suyuan did.

2nd Claim: Lindo shows pride for Waverly due to her being very proud of her for being a chess prodigy

3rd Claim: Ying-Ying provides advice for Lena’s marriage due to her traumatic past.

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Thesis: In Amy Tan's Novel, The Joy Luck Club, she proves how one's autonomy can overcome their struggles.

1st: Rose's autonomy leads her to fight through her divorce.

2nd: Ying-Ying's autonomy leads her to walk away from her cheating husband.

3rd: Lindo's autonomy strengthened her to leave her toxic family-in-law

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Thesis: ·  In the novel The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, Lindo honoring her marriage promise, An-mei’s mother staking her own life, and Suyan leaving her twin babies behind, demonstrates that through sacrifice, women find their strength, voice, and heritage.

1st: ·   Lindo sacrifices by honoring her family by keeping her marriage promise to Tyan-yu.

2nd: ·    An-mei’s mother sacrifices her life to give her daughter a stronger spirit.

3rd: Suyan sacrifices by leaving her babies behind in hopes of their safety.

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Thesis: In the novel The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, unexpected losses lead to life altering events such as a loss of faith, a decline of mental health, or self-discovery.

1st claim: First, Bing’s death effected An-mei’s hopeful nature and religious faith.

2nd claim: Secondly, Ying- Ying’s miscarriage negatively impacted her mental health and her relationship with her daughter.

3rd claim: Lastly, Suyuan’s death helped June learn and understand her mother’s life and struggles.

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Thesis: In the novel The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, the author depicts how the key to healthy relationships, whether that be with family or friends, centers around communication by showing the struggles between Asian immigrant mothers and their Asian American-born children.

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Wavery and her mother Lindo develop a tumultuous relationship over time from making ignorant assumptions about the other and not allowing the other to speak for themself.

June and Suyuan demonstrate how the build up of frustration from fearing the consequences of speaking out can lead to more significant issues in the future.

Being taught to stay silent and obedient to elders is a lesson that is carried on through family generations as shown by Rose and An-Mei.

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Thesis- In Amy Tan’s novel, The Joy Luck Club, An-mei, Lindo, and Suyuan’s stories prove it is possible to have hope after undergoing hardships.

1st claim- An-mei continued to have hope after loosing her youngest son, Bing.

2nd claim- Lindo showed strength and hope enduring her childhood arranged marriage.

3rd claim- After leaving her whole life behind in China, Suyuan still expressed faith and hope for starting her new life in America.

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Thesis: Amy Tan's novel, "The Joy Luck Club" shows how fate isn't always decided for you through Lindo, June, and Waverly.

1st claim: Lindo blew out her own candle on her wedding night, and she tricks the family into letting her escape the marriage.

2nd claim: June refuses to put in the effort to be the prodigy that her mom wants her to be and she goes to China to meet her sisters and the rest of her Chinese family.

3rd claim: Waverly stands up to her mom about taking her credit for winning, and left her first marriage and found Rich

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Thesis: In the eye-opening novel The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, Lindo, An-mei's mother, and Suyuan's stories all represent their undying love for their daughters.

First Claim: Lindo shows her undying love for her daughter by passing on her invisible strength to Waverly so that she may not be blind to the unforgiving world ahead.

Second Claim: An-mei's mother shows her everlasting love for her daughter through her sacrifice of giving up her self-respect and family ties so that Rose can find her own strength.

Third Claim: Suyuan's sacrifices show her undying love by leaving her two babies so that they may live a better life away from the war.

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Thesis: The domestic fiction novel The Joy Luck Club written by Amy Tan is centered on the culture difference of Chinese mothers and American daughters, which can be seen in Waverly and Lindo's relationship.
1st: From Waverly's story we conclude that American culture is different from the culture that Lindo was exposed to.
2nd: When reading Lindo's story we can see what differs in the Chinese culture that she grew up in to Waverly's culture.
3rd: In interactions between Lindo and Waverly Jong, we see that mixing two cultures can often cause conflict.

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Thesis: In the novel The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, the stories of An-Mei’s mother, Rose Jordan, and Lindo Jong exemplify the importance of seizing control of destiny to alter fate.

1st Claim: An-Mei’s mother’s choice to sacrifice herself allows An-Mei to live a life free of shame and unhappiness.

2nd Claim: Rose’s courage in speaking up to Ted ensures her financial security.

3rd Claim: Lindo sneakily escapes her marriage, granting herself freedom from her abusive in-laws.

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Thesis: In the novel The Joy Luck Club, author Amy Tan depicts how heritage is lost from generation to generation because of lack of communication.
Claim 1: After Suyuan dies, Jing-mei loses the meaning of the jade necklace her mother gave her because she never bothered to ask.
Claim 2: Waverly loses her family history because she doesn’t fully listen to her mother’s stories.
Claim 3: Lindo fears losing the memory of herself and her heritage through passing on her gold bracelets because she may not communicate their significance.

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Thesis: In the novel The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, Suyuan leaving her babies behind, Rose divorcing Ted, and Lindo leaving her arranged marriage all express that it takes invisible strength to overcome our fears.

First Claim: Suyuan expresses invisible strength when she leaves her babies behind to give them a better chance at life.

Second Claim: Rose demonstrates invisible strength when she decisively divorces Ted.

Third Claim: Lindo exhibits invisible strength when she manages to stay in her arranged marriage to spare her family’s reputation and further when she manages to leave her arranged marriage without dishonoring her family.

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Thesis: In Amy Tans novel “The Joy Luck Club”, there are three control afflicted women, whose lives reflect this in different ways.

1:Throughout her childhood, Ying-Ying is always taught to control herself as a proper young lady.
2:After the death of her brother Bing, Rose refuses to be in control of the decisions in her life.
3: In an out of control life, Lena finds control through her eating disorders and harsh diets.

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Thesis: In Amy Tan's novel, The Joy Luck Club, the knowledge of one's heritage leads to finding their self-identity and strength.

First claim: Lena struggles finding her strength and self-identity through her tumultuous upbringing and into her adulthood.

Second Claim: Another example of knowing one’s heritage leading to self-acceptance is when June reconnects with her sisters and finally comes to terms with her identity.

Third Claim: When Rose connects with her heritage, she gains the confidence to confront Ted about their divorce.

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thesis: In Amy Tan’s novel, The Joy Luck Club, Rose Hsu, Suyuan Woo, and Jing-mei Woo share the trauma of losing a loved one which causes regrets to surface.

1st claim: After losing Bing in a tragic drowning accident, Rose regrets her lack of attention while watching him.

2nd claim: While fleeing from China, Suyuan has to carry the regret of leaving her newborn twin daughters behind.

3rd claim: In losing her mother, Jing-mei regrets never getting to know her mother.

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Thesis: Amy Tan’s novel, The Joy Luck Club, demonstrates how childhood trauma leads to an insecure adulthood through the stories of Lena, Rose, and An-mei.

1st claim: Lena’s story demonstrates how childhood trauma leads to an insecure adulthood through her powerlessness during mother’s depression and her helplessness in her marriage.

2nd claim: Rose’s story illustrates how childhood trauma leads to an insecure adulthood through the guilt of losing her brother and her fear of responsibility in her marriage.

3rd claim: An-Mei’s story shows how childhood trauma leads to an insecure adulthood through her mother’s abrupt suicide and her constant paranoia and self-doubt.

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Thesis: In the novel The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, the Chinese immigrant mothers, specifically Suyuan, Ying-Ying, and Lindo, leave behind those they care about and the familiars of their old life to seek a better one.

First Claim: In the start of the novel, the reader is made aware in order to escape death, Suyuan is forced to leave behind her daughters.

Second Claim: Ying-Ying left behind her opulent lifestyle and was abandoned by her husband whilst pregnant, leading her to abort the baby in search for a new life.

Third Claim: Lindo was trapped in an arranged marriage and when an opportunity arose for her to chase her freedom, she made the decision to leave behind her family for a life in America.

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thesis: In The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan illustrates how mothers will do anything for their children’s safety and overall well-being through Suyuan’s actions and experiences throughout the novel.

1st supporting claim:  One example of the length’s mothers will go to for their children’s safety is when Suyuan flees her home country, China, to create a safer life in America for her family.

2nd supporting claim: Another instance where mothers go to great lengths for their children is when Suyuan is forced to abandon her children to give them the opportunity for a better life than she can provide them with.

3rd supporting claim: Lastly, Suyuan shows her devotion to her daughter as she works tirelessly to provide the life she believes June deserves.

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Thesis: In the novel The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, mothers show their daughters to speak up and have faith in themselves.

1st supporting claim: An-mei's mother gives An-mei the strength to speak her mind.

2nd supporting claim: An-mei trusts her daughter, Rose, with responsibilities that allow her to realize more about herself.

3rd supporting claim: In memory of her mother, Suyuan, Jing-mei realizes she never shoots for the top.