这个可以给你参考一下“joy”or“join”----cultureshockbetweentheeastandthewest

　　Thejoyluckofclubisthetitleofthisnovel.ItisalsoheldbySuyuan,Jingmei’smother,togather4familiesimmigratedtoAmericain1949.Whatisthepurposeofholdingsuchapartyeachweek?Theansweristobejoyfulasthenameofparty------thejoyluckclub.4oldladiesalwaysplaymaijiangandtellfunnystoriesintheparty.Everyoneheretrieshisorherbesttopretendtobehappy.However,deeplyinsidetheirhearts,allofthemhavetheirownsorrows.

　　Whatmakesthemunhappy?ThosepainsarecausednotonlybytheirlivesinoldChinabutalsobythemisunderstandingoftheirownAmerica-borndaughters.SoIthinkthenameofthebookisironic.

　　Howcomedaughtersdonotunderstandtheirmothers?Itiscausedbycultureshockbetweentheeastandthewest.

　　“3obedienceand4virtues”vs.Individualfreedom

　　InChinesetradition,wivesmustfollowherownparents,husbandsandparents-in-low.Theyarenotallowedtohavetheirownideaandhavenorighttochoosetheirownlife.Iftheydonotobeytherules,theywillbeconsideredtobeabadwoman.Thispointisshowninthefirstpartofthebook-------4mothers’sadlivesinoldChina.AlthoughtheyhaveescapedfromChina,theyalsohaveChinesetraditionalcharacters.

　　However,inAmerica,childrenhaveequalrightswiththeirparents.Theycanchoosetheirownlifeinthewayoftheylike.ItisnotdifficulttounderstandwhyAmerican-borndaughterscannotlikethewayoftheirmotherseducatethem.

　　TakeWaverlyforexample.Lindoasksherdaughtertoplaychessandtakepartinacontest.Afterwinningthegame,Lindoboastsherdaughter’sprizetoothers.Waverlycannotunderstandthiswayandevenhatethis.Shewrangleswithhermother.Inherview,itisherownhonor.Anditisnonebusinessofhermother.Sheaskshermotherthatifshewantstoshowoff,winsthegamebyherself.

　　Motherswouldlikeadaughtertoobeytheirwillswhiledaughterswouldliketobefreeandindependent.

　　CriticismVs.Encouragement

　　Chineseparentsexpresstheirlovetochildrenthroughcriticism.Onthecontrary,theAmericanpeopleshowaffectionthroughencouragement.

　　Forexample,SuyuanalwayscomparesherdaughterJingmeiwithWaverly.ShealwaysputsoutJingmei’sbadpoints.Thesethingsmakejingmeiunhappy.ShebelievesthathermotherwantstocontrolherandlikesWaverlymorethanher.Inordertoshowresistancetohermother,shedecidesnottoplaythepianothathermothertriesherbesttoletherlearn.

　　Suyuanwantsherdaughtertobecameaswan,whichrepresentsherhope.Sheleftfrom

　　Chinaforseekingabetterwaytoliveandfindinganewlifestyleforwomen.SheintenttoletherdaughterhavebeenrespectedbyothersinsteadofbeingaChinesetraditionalwoman.Howevershefails.Thefailureisindicatedatthebeginningofthebook.WhensuyuanarrivedinAmericatheimmigrationofficialspullsherswanawayfromher,leavingthewomenflutteringherarmsandwithonlyoneswanfeatherforamemory.

　　ItisatragedytoJingmeiasshereallyhasatalentforplayingthepiano.Shedoesnotrealizeituntilhermotherdied.Thetreasonforthistragedyismisunderstandingbetween2generationsindifferentcultures.

　　Chinesevs.English

　　Thelinguisticbarrierexistsbetweeneachmotherandtheirchildren.Thechild