https://padlet.com/jnguye8088/5qyi9kv7e8v4zvoj Amy Tan en-us 2022-02-28 17:24:17 UTC 2024-03-31 09:20:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f913.png jnguye8088 https://padlet.com/jnguye8088/5qyi9kv7e8v4zvoj/wish/2069954488 American Author, Amy Tan’s works identify the obstacles of racial discrimination and cultural struggles, which come with pursuing the American Dream for Asian immigrants. Her work still encourages and inspires readers that the American Dream is beneficial and can ensure a brighter future.]]> 2022-02-28 17:30:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jnguye8088/5qyi9kv7e8v4zvoj/wish/2069954488 jnguye8088 https://padlet.com/jnguye8088/5qyi9kv7e8v4zvoj/wish/2069960468 Amy Tan writes The Joy Luck Club to address the cultural differences between American and Chinese customs, conveying the appeal for Asian immigrants to pursue the American Dream. The novel centers around a group of Asian immigrant parents and their American-born children, following their journey of confronting and pursuing the American Dream. Tan identifies the benefits of the American Dream, which resonates with the characters. In an excerpt from her novel, Tan explains that “The Chinese way consists of not expressing one's desires, not speaking up, and not making choices. The American way consists of exercising choices and speaking up for oneself. She hoped that this would allow her daughter to lead a better life than the one she had in China. Indeed, in China people had no choice. Since they could not speak up, they were forced to accept whatever fate befell them” (Shen). This cultural difference creates an obstacle to the character's idea of the American Dream and family dynamics. More importantly, through The Joy Luck Club, Tan displays the benefits of the American values and focuses on how the American Dream could lead to a better life where one has the freedom of speech, inspiring the readers to pursue the American Dream to ensure a better future.
https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/EJ2111200076/SUIC?u=clar33415&sid=bookmark-SUIC&xid=974420bc ]]> 2022-02-28 17:33:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jnguye8088/5qyi9kv7e8v4zvoj/wish/2069960468 jnguye8088 https://padlet.com/jnguye8088/5qyi9kv7e8v4zvoj/wish/2069981270 Tan writes “Two Kinds,” a short story from her novel The Joy Luck Club which is based around a mother’s persistence on her child’s American Dream. "Two Kinds" focuses on a mother influencing her child on her idea of the American Dream through promises of prosperity and wealth. Even with the child resisting and the topic putting a strain on their relationship, the mother continues to be persistent and influence her decision. The influence is when Tan writes, “My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America. You could open a restaurant. You could work for the government and get a good retirement. You could buy a house with almost no money down. You could become rich. You could instantly become famous” (Pitas). Through “Two Kinds,” Tan promotes the American Dream as a way to have a successful career and future, encouraging the readers who desire these values to pursue the American Dream in hopes of obtaining the values.]]> 2022-02-28 17:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jnguye8088/5qyi9kv7e8v4zvoj/wish/2069981270 jnguye8088 https://padlet.com/jnguye8088/5qyi9kv7e8v4zvoj/wish/2075734923 Once again, in her short story "Two Kinds," Tan continues to show the advantages the American Dream can offer through the immigrant mother and American daughter relationship. Though the story of a parent-child conflict is universal, in this specific story, the mother's unchanging belief in her daughter's destiny is distinctly American. The destiny the mother believes the daughter to have is the American Dream. At the beginning of her story, Tan expresses the basic idea of the American Dream as "the idea that a person can go from rags to riches, beginning with nothing and ending up with a big house, a stylish car, and enough wealth to ensure an even better future for one's children” (Pitas). This description of the American Dream pertains to those with materialistic values, appealing to people who value wealth and material possessions. The author's perception of the American Dream encourages those who are materialistic that the dream is a way to obtain personal desires and interests. ]]> 2022-03-03 13:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jnguye8088/5qyi9kv7e8v4zvoj/wish/2075734923 jnguye8088 https://padlet.com/jnguye8088/5qyi9kv7e8v4zvoj/wish/2075738829 At last, using The Joy Luck Club, Tan identifies the positive perspectives on American customs and life. In the novel, one of many conflicts consists of a mother convincing her daughter to pursue her idea of the American Dream. One way the book shows the persuasive nature is through the appeal of personal interest; seen when the author writes, "'It's like those ladies you see on American TV these days, the ones who are so happy they have washed out a stain so, the clothes look better than new.’ For their American daughters, the mothers want nothing less than perfection. They believe that anything is possible for a daughter. In a free society, the daughters are not free to fall short of their mothers' expectations" (Willard). The novel includes the positive benefits of American customs and life. Being that people in America are content, perfect, and free. Furthermore, Tan accentuates the idea that those pursuing or have achieved the American Dream live a perfect and carefree lifestyle. By displaying a hopeful depiction of the American Dream, the writer encourages and inspires readers with similar goals to go after the dream.
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