LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 12 : 1 January 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
         A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D.
         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.

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Cultural Barrier through Communication – As Explained in Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club

Lakshmi Priya, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Candidate

Amy Tan

The Structure of The Joy Luck Club

The Joy Luck Club is Amy Tan’s first novel. The novel comprises of four sections, each proceeded by a fable.

The Joy Luck Club

Jing-mei (June), the main and important character, is responsible for weaving all the four sections together. The four mothers in this novel are immigrant Chinese, the four daughters are the first generation Chinese-Americans. From the beginning of the novel, we discern one culture trying to dominate another, that is, Chinese culture asserting itself over American culture and vice versa.

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Lakshmi Priya, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Candidate
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Dr. M.G. R. University
Madhuravoyal
Tamilnadu, India
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