https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3 By Ally Sapp, Taren Naylor, Ashton Manier, and Sarah Adams en-us 2019-01-10 14:22:41 UTC 2025-03-19 04:21:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lovecoffee.png taren_naylor https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/319261903 The Fen River is a major factor of the third chapter of the Joy Luck Club. The river caused hills to be made and home to be destroyed, so I thought it would be interesting to find out what caused this river to become this powerful.]]> 2019-01-10 14:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/319261903 sarah_adams5 https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/319261945 Within the novel, several ceremonies take place. Although they describe how the hair looks, it's difficult to picture. Traditional women's ceremonial hairstyle includes many intertwined braids coming up into a bun. ]]> 2019-01-10 14:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/319261945 allyson_sapp https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/319262990 In the third chapter, The Red Candle, Lindo Jong is chosen a husband by a matchmaker and is married to Tyan-yu.]]> 2019-01-10 14:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/319262990 ashton_manier https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/319264447 In the second and third chapter, Chinese parables play a large part. You can tell how important morals and respect for ancestors is to the people of China.]]> 2019-01-10 14:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/319264447 ashton_manier https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/321690615 The Chinese moon cake is a desert that is made during the Moon Lady festival which usually takes place on the 15th day of the 8th month. It changes accordingly to the Chinese lunar calendar.]]> 2019-01-17 14:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/321690615 taren_naylor https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/321694985 In the fourth chapter, an important ceremony that occurs is the moon festival. This festival is meant to reunite families and create a completeness. This painting depicts Chang'e the moon lady and the archer of the skies Hou Yi that are the people from the moon lady legend.]]> 2019-01-17 14:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/321694985 sarah_adams5 https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/321695189 In the very beginning of the novel, the game of Mah Jongg was very important to the original members of Joy Luck. When they would get together in the meetings, they would always have a feast and then play a game, making it very important to them. Below is tips, tricks, and basics of how to play and what is important to the players. ]]> 2019-01-17 14:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/321695189 allyson_sapp https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/321696275 The fourth chapter, "The Moon Lady," is about a flashback from when Ying-ying was at the moon festival (Mid-Autumn Festival) when she was young. This festival is said to commemorate Chang E, who in order to protect her beloved husband’s elixir, ate it herself and flew to the moon. This is an important Chinese tradition celebrated every year. ]]> 2019-01-17 14:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/321696275 sarah_adams5 https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/324331241 In the novel, the Chinese Zodiacs are brought up a number of times as a way for the author to describe the narrator's personality. Below is a guide to understanding each zodiac, the years corresponding with each, and the personalities that go along with each of them. ]]> 2019-01-25 14:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/324331241 taren_naylor https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/324332594 In the book, One of the girls becomes a chess tournament player. Because of this, I thought it would be interesting to add the Chinese version of chess. Also the book mentions how the Americans changed the rules of chess.]]> 2019-01-25 14:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/324332594 allyson_sapp https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/324332603 In the novel, Jing-Mei Woo is given a jade necklace by her mother. In China, to give Jade is to give protection, it is a stone for healing of the heart and the stone of unconditional love. Her mother feels the need to comfort her after she is put down by Waverly. ]]> 2019-01-25 14:42:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/324332603 ashton_manier https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/324334101 In one of the chapters, Jing-mei Woo was forced to learn how to play the piano in order to become a child prodigy. She did not appreciate this to say the least and embarrassed herself at the local talent show. I showcase these songs to clarify how bad her playing was.]]> 2019-01-25 14:44:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/324334101 amanda_coffman https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/325398635 Great job! Everybody at a 4. ]]> 2019-01-29 14:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_adams5/zk1u00odz0x3/wish/325398635