The Joy Luck Club :: essays research papers

-The Sisters of Misunderstanding-Parents always want what is best for their children, regardless of culture or ethnicity. In The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan, and in Life With bring forth by Itabari Njeri, the parents express their parental methods upon their daughters. Children will all react differently to their parents methods, as do Waverly, June, and Itabari, but they still share a common resentment for their parents. It is shown in the two stories how parental methods expressed to children can be misinterpreted, thus influencing the childs behavior.Junes go wants her to become a successful piano player. The problem with this is that June possesses no talent or determination to do so, so she doesnt practice. Her bewilder cleans an old deaf piano teachers apartment in exchange for June to be taught piano, but the teacher cant correct June when she makes a mistake, because he cant hear. Junes obtain encouraged her to practice and would always brag about how good she was to every one. Junes mother enjoyed having pride in her daughter, as she thought her daughter was a theatrical performance of how successful she was herself. June did not appreciate this at all. After making a fool of herself at the talent show she vowed to never play piano again. Her mothers wishes for her success were mistaken for her mothers selfishness. June thought her mother was only pushing her to find something in her daughter that was not in herself.Waverly was the equivalent as June, in that her mother also wanted her to become great at something. Waverlys mother saw her being a child prodigy of chess. Once she saw that Waverly was good at it, she encouraged her to play. Waverly enjoyed chess and took it upon herself to get good at chess. June could possibly have been successful with the piano, but she would not breast her mothers hopes to that degree. It seemed that Waverly had an ability inherited from her mother to conceal feelings and strategies, much like what is needed to win a chess match. Waverly got along better with her mother than June did, but Junes mother pushed her in a direction she didnt want to go in, rather than taking credit for success. Both actions were misconceived however.Waverly has the ability to crucify June, as she did at the New Years dinner. Those with self-confidence such as Waverly easily insult June.