Copy of RL.CS.6 : The Joy Luck Club (9/2/2025)

Excerpt from "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan:

"My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America. You could open a restaurant. You could work for the government and get good retirement. You could buy a house with almost no money down. You could become rich. You could become instantly famous.

Of course, you can be a prodigy, too, my mother told me. You can be best anything. What does Auntie Lindo know? Her daughter, she is only best tricky. You can be best anything. You do not have to be best drummer. You can be genius. You just not trying."

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How does the author's choice of point of view impact the reader's understanding of the mother-daughter relationship?

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What effect does the mother's use of "you" have on the passage's tone?

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How does the narrator's perspective reveal cultural expectations?

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What does the mother's voice, as filtered through the narrator, reveal about her character?

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How does the author's choice of point of view impact the reader's understanding of the mother-daughter relationship?

What effect does the mother's use of "you" have on the passage's tone?

How does the narrator's perspective reveal cultural expectations?

What does the mother's voice, as filtered through the narrator, reveal about her character?

How does the point of view contribute to the theme of expectations?