The Joy Luck Club Book Notes Summary

The Joy Luck Club Book Notes is a free study guide on The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. Browse the summary below:

  Author Biography / Context of the Work

  One-Page Plot Summary

  Character Descriptions

  Object/Place Descriptions

  Quotes

  Topic Tracking

      Topic Tracking: China/America

      Topic Tracking: Mothers and Daughters

      Topic Tracking: Strength

  Chapter Summaries

      Book 1, Feathers from a Thousand Li Away

      Chapter 1, Jing-Mei Woo, The Joy Luck Club

      Chapter 2, An-Mei Hsu, Scar

      Chapter 3, Lindo Jong, The Red Candle

      Chapter 4, Ying-ying St. Clair, The Moon Lady

      Book 2, The Twenty-six Malignant Gates

      Chapter 5, Waverly Jong, Rules of the Game

      Chapter 6, Lena St. Clair, The Voice from the Wall

      Chapter 7, Rose Hsu Jordan, Half and Half

      Chapter 8, Jing-mei Woo, Two Kinds

      Book 3, American Translation

      Chapter 9, Lena St. Clair, Rice Husband

      Chapter 10, Waverly Jong, Four Directions

      Chapter 11, Rose Hsu Jordan, Without Wood

      Chapter 12, Jing-mei Woo, Best Quality

      Book 4, Queen Mother of the Western Skies

      Chapter 13, An-mei Hsu, Magpies

      Chapter 14, Ying-ying St. Clair, Waiting Between the Trees

      Chapter 15, Lindo Jong, Double Face

      Chapter 16, Jing-mei Woo, A Pair of Tickets

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