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Since this novel is comprised of many hort stories of Chinese women and their American born daughters, I will give the
theme of Suyuan Woo and her daughter June.  |
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The Woo Family
In the novel, Suyuan has just passed away, but in June's chapters she gives
acounts of her mother's life.
Suyuan grew up in Kweilin, an Asian country, had a life and family. One day
the Japanese started bombing the area due to World War II. They destroyed most of the city. This resulted in Suyuan
having to walk on foot for many miles with no food or water, and she had to carry her two recently born twins. On her
way, she had to leave her babies on the side of the road with some money to pay for anyone who would find them.
She went to the United States, and started a new life for herself in San Francisco.
She remarried and had another girl name Jing-Mei "June".Suyuan Woo started The Joy Luck Club. | | |
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After the death of her mother, June finds that she has two half-sisters.
She wants to meet them and learn their stories. She feels that it is her pupose to meet her sisters and tell them all
about their mother who died just shortly before June was told of her sister's existance.
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