FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES AND CULTURAL VALUES IN AMY TAN’S “THE JOY LUCK CLUB”

Abstract

Amy Tan portrays the image of Chinese-American women who are crushed under the forces of the society and men and how these women react against this double pression. The novel “The Joy Luck Club” is a proof of this description. Author illustrates the events through the life of people around her. The issues about the role of women in society are depicted by the gradual change of generations. Culture elements were used as a “tool” by the author to introducing such problems to the readers.