The Joy Luck Club Final OutlinePoint Of View

Depending on characters’ backgrounds and dispositions, situations and occurrences can look entirely different. The Joy Luck Club is a novel that shows, while there is differences between generations, people’s lives are essentially the same.

Pick a mother/daughter pair from the novel The Joy Luck Club and, in a 250 word essay, answer the following: How do the two narrator’s different points of view impact the development of a common central idea?

Be Sure To:• Choose from: Lindo/Waverly; Ying-ying/Lena; or An-

Mei/Rose• Use, at least, 3 examples to support your thesis statement• Use MLA Format

Introduction

I. Thesis StatementA.Topic #1B.Topic #2C. Topic #3

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II. Topic #1A.SupportB.SupportC. CommentaryD.CommentaryE. Commentary

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III. Topic #2A.SupportB.SupportC. CommentaryD.CommentaryE. Commentary

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III. Topic #3A.SupportB.SupportC. CommentaryD.CommentaryE. Commentary

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V. OverviewA.SupportB.SupportC. CommentaryD.CommentaryE. Commentary

Conclusion

VI. Thesis StatementA.Topic #1B.Topic #2C. Topic #3

Introduction

I. While Jing Mei felt like she and her mother didn’t understand each other, after finding her sisters she realized that they wanted the same things.

A. Chinese NamesB. Jade PendantC. Polaroid

II. Chinese Names (280-1)A. Suyuan-Cherished WishB. Jing-Pure; Best QualityC. Suyuan wanted the best life

for her daughtersD. Spring Rain & Spring

Flower-new beginnings and hope

E. June-all the best she has left

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III. Jade Pendant (197)A. Mother gave it to her, called it

“life’s importance”B. Ornate piece of jade jewelryC. June didn’t understandD. No matter who she asked,

others would give different meanings

E. Bartender at party’s mother gave the same-he was equally confused

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IV. Polaroid (288)A. Picture taken with sistersB. “Together we look like our

mother…her long-cherished wish”

C. June never understood mother

D. Sisters confused at abandonment

E. Together they know Suyuan

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VI. OverviewA. June understood her mother

better than she thoughtB. By finding her sisters, it all

made sense to herC. Her mother only wanted the

best for her daughtersD. But June didn’t understand herE. In the end, June realized that

her mother always hoped for best with her daughters

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Conclusion

VI. While Jing Mei felt like she and her mother didn’t understand each other, after finding her sisters she realized that they wanted the same things.

A. Chinese NamesB. Jade PendantC. Polaroid