Why should you read “The Joy Luck Club” by Amy Tan? - Sheila Marie Orfano
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In her Auntie An-mei’s home, Jing-Mei reluctantly takes her seat at the eastern corner of the mahjong table. At the north, south and west corners are her aunties, long-time members of the Joy Luck Club. This gathering is the point of departure for a series of interconnected vignettes in Amy Tan’s debut novel. Sheila Marie Orfano explores why the novel still captivates readers worldwide.
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Why do the daughters in the novel feel divided from their mothers?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Sheila Marie Orfano
- Director Kayu Leung, Alo Trusz
- Storyboard Artist Kayu Leung
- Animator Alo Trusz
- Art Director Kayu Leung, Alo Trusz
- Narrator Pen-Pen Chen
- Music Gymnopédie No. 1 by Erik Satie
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Associate Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Fact-Checker Eden Girma
