Joy Luck Club
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Guilt is a powerful means of controlling someone else. Parents use it because it�s often an easy way of controlling their children. In Amy Tan�s Joy luck club, June�s Mom knew great ways to control her daughter by using guilt. She used guilt because that was the only way she knew. Because she had such a tragic and sometimes even dramatic life, she wanted better for her daughter. Unfortunately, June misinterpreted her mother'� intentions and didn't realize what her mother was trying to do for her until after her mother died.
Parent/child relationships are like seasons of the year. Summer is nice, beautiful and kind much like some parents. Then we have winter which is not as nice, it gets colder and angrier at people, just like parent�s get angrier at their children. Then beautiful and warm summer comes back. In the story June�s Mom was like winter, cold and angry at June. She was angry at June for not being obedient, not doing what she told her to, and ruining her reputation in her little circle of friends. This one time June�s Mom basically forced June to take piano lessons, because she wanted June to be prodigy. June did take the lessons , unfortunately she had no other choice. Once they had a show where she was supposed to play or �show off� as June called it....
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