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Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club brings forth many characteristics of new world and old world traditions into the reader's sight. Old world traditions are the customs and beliefs practiced in one's native country. The novel introduces the reader to the hardships that one encounters when the environment and the neighbors change. The American customs, or new world traditions, seem to prevail in the thoughts of the Chinese-American daughters; thus, encouraging the mothers to stress the old world traditions onto their children. The mothers also try to bring the best of both worlds to their children to make their children's lives better. As the children mature, they realize the true worth of their Chinese heritage and try to retain to the Chinese characteristics that they have. In The Joy Luck Club, old world and new world traits are gained and lost by the characters in the novel to benefit themselves and make their strength of mind stronger.
The children in The Joy Luck Club gain......

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Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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