Essays Tagged: "mother and daughter"

A Jest of God. Based on the novel by Margaret Laurence

y our differencewhich did not exist.(Betsy Warland)An important ingredient inherent in a successful mother-daughter relationship is balance. Like the scales of justice, maintaining equilibrium require ... alance. Like the scales of justice, maintaining equilibrium requires work. The special bond between mother and daughter is delicate and unlike any other relationship due to expectations of performance ...

(4 pages) 37 0 4.0 Apr/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

"The Kitchen God's Wife": Chinese Culture, Relationships, Adversity

onships, AdversityAmy Tan's novel "The Kitchen God's Wife" is the story of a relationship between a mother and daughter that is much more than it seems. This touchingly beautiful narrative not only te ... , and also deals with issues such as Chinese culture's expectations of women, abortion, friendship, mother-daughter relationships, and the strength of women in the face of adversity. Tan even sets the ...

(11 pages) 128 0 4.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"The Joy Luck Club" themes

The Joy Luck ClubDuring the novel one of the major themes is the mother and daughters have some miscommunication in their relationships. Some of the quotes said back ... relationships. Some of the quotes said back and forth to each other were really harsh. Most of the mothers didn't understand their daughters and that's why they may have said such words to each other ... ther.During the second chapter "Scar" is where the first part of miscommunication comes between the mother and daughter. This is about Ann and her mother. Ann is growing up at her grandmother's house. ...

(4 pages) 137 4 3.4 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Elizabeth Kim, a Korean war orphan.

Ten Thousand SorrowsAs a little girl walking with her mother, Elizabeth Kim hears herself called a "honhyol," "a despicable name that meant nonperson, mix ... icable name that meant nonperson, mixed race, animal." Shortly after the end of the Korean War, the mother had returned from Seoul to her native village in shame, pregnant with a GI's child. Mother an ... s.When the girl is about 4, her grandfather and her uncle demand she be sold as a servant. When her mother refuses, the men string the woman up in her own house. Kim, a witness to this "honor killing, ...

(3 pages) 24 0 1.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Identity is a very important facet in our world.

for her identity, as she struggles to re-kindle that special bond that would normally exist between mother and daughter, and consolidate her sense of heritage and "Italianism". It also focuses on her ... s the key she has to her parent's house, but she also refers to the key as the missing link between mother and daughter. "...the key a woman fishes from her womb to give her daughter". The key has bec ...

(6 pages) 259 0 3.9 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

Mexican childbirth.

n to build on.Though it is less common the couple may decide to live with the wife's parents if the mother and daughter-in-lawdon't get along (Kay, 1991, p. 367).A typical mexican home or compound as ... Birth generally takes place in the home but for the birth of a first child it may take place in the mother's parent'shome. After the onset of labor women continue doing house hold tasks until the labo ...

(6 pages) 55 0 4.5 Sep/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Compare and contrast "I stand here ironing" and "how to talk to your mother".

Mother and Daughter, a Heavenly Relationship FailedDaughter and mother relationship is an endless to ... owever, their relationship is not as successful as it ought to be. The stories "How to Talk to Your Mother" and "I Stand Here Ironing" are the examples of this conflict. Lorrie Moore is distinguished ... istinguished for the clever wordplay, irony and sardonic humor of her fiction. "How to Talk to Your mother" is a short story in her collection Self-Help. It is about a failed relationship of a daughte ...

(5 pages) 250 1 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Comparative Essays

Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club".

In The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan explores the different mother-daughter relationships between the characters, and at a lower level, relationships between fr ... the characters, and at a lower level, relationships between friends, lovers, and even enemies. The mother-daughter relationships are most likely different aspects of Tan's relationship with her mothe ... providing the reader and ultimately the characters with an understanding of the mentalities of both mother and daughter, and why each one is the way she is. Amy Tan explores the difficulties in growin ...

(12 pages) 153 0 4.8 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"Jim Morrison"

s born in Melbourne, Florida December 8, 1943 to Clara and Steve Morrison. Clara was a stay-at-home mother and daughter of a lawyer. Steve was an officer in the U.S. Navy. Jim had two younger siblings ...

(12 pages) 70 1 4.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Persuasive essay - The problem of Asylum (written in 2000)

ther and son, soaking their family in their persecuted blood, they dragged the terrified, screaming mother and daughter into nearby woods. Pinning the mother down, they forced her to watch as they bru ... ing in nauseating amusement, they shot the tormented, broken child eight times in the same arm. The mother and daughter later returned to find their village in ashes.These are the traumatising conditi ...

(6 pages) 150 2 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Describe an issue in The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan, and explain how the author presents it.

ual story is told from a different viewpoint of each of the seven characters: three migrant Chinese mothers, and their four American-Chinese daughters.The book has a mother-daughterly, familial theme. ... the issue of cultural clash between the Americanised daughters and their still-traditional, Chinese mothers.Amy Tan does this by presenting the conflicting views and stories of both sides, providing t ...

(5 pages) 74 1 4.1 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Describe an issue in The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan, and explain how the author presents it.

story is told from a different viewpoint of each of the seven characters: three (1) migrant Chinese mothers, and their four American-Chinese daughters.The book has a mother-daughterly, familial theme. ... the issue of cultural clash between the Americanised daughters and their still-traditional, Chinese mothers.Amy Tan does this by presenting the conflicting views and stories of both sides, providing t ...

(5 pages) 76 3 4.2 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Mother and Daughter Relationship

M. Muhamad September 27, 2004English 101Descriptive Essay (Rough Draft)Trinh NugyenTopic: Mother and Daughter RelationshipBy all accounts, mother is a petite woman who is only five feet tall ... justice. She has a broad warm smile that make you feel confortable. People often compared me to my mother yet I sincerely believe she is far more beautiful than I, even now. In my family, my father i ...

(5 pages) 56 1 3.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

The Joy Luck Club

Social PsychologyJoy Luck Club;The Joy Luck Club explores the different mother-daughter relationships between the characters, and at a lower level, relationships between fr ... viding the viewer--and ultimately, the characters--with an understanding of the mentalities of both mother and daughter, and why each one is the way she is. The two main themes of the story I will be ... cepts and sentiments from one culture to another. The incomplete cultural understanding of both the mothers and the daughters owes to their incomplete knowledge of language. Additionally, the barriers ...

(5 pages) 80 0 4.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

A Mother/Daughter Conflict in Amy Tan's "Two Kinds" and "Best Quality".

depict a struggling and often stressful relationship between a defiant daughter and an overbearing mother. June Mei and her mother Suyuan engage in a destructive battle between what is possible and w ... ructive battle between what is possible and what is realistic. June, although headstrong, seeks her mother's approval and adoration. Suyuan, although patronizing, yearns for her daughter's obedience a ...

(8 pages) 147 1 3.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Mise-en-scene/Elements of Moving Image Expression in "The Piano".

ll the women in that the men have the most say over what they do.For the first part of the film the mother and daughter are wearing almost identical clothing clothes. This is a way of symbolizing the ... g the unity between them and their togetherness. The dresses are black and sort of show the way the mother is still mourning the loss of her husband.The daughter has to wear big dresses which are very ...

(2 pages) 22 0 3.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

In the Name of Salome: Mother and Daughter Forever. Themes found in "In the Name of Salome" by Julia Alvarez.

ican Republic through Salome, voiced through her daughter Camila, whose history weaves together her mother's life and her country's unrest, finally bonding mother and daughter together posthumously. ... and daughter together posthumously.The novel begins in the 1960s with Camila trying to tell her mother's story to her best friend Marion. Rich in imagery, the novel transcends time by linking the ...

(4 pages) 26 0 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Paper on the play "Mrs. Warren Profession" (1894) by Bernard Shaw - Conventionality: Morality over Choice

ll stand for what she thinks is right. Shaw creates a conflict between these two different views of mother and daughter revolving around manners, choice of work, and moral values of each individual. T ... cessarily revolve around the male figure. Shaw tries to point out the differences that separate the mother and the daughter in their ways of dealing with everyday situations, as manners play a differe ...

(7 pages) 32 0 4.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

How do different types of journeys provide opportunities for people to extend and challenge themselves physically, emotionally and intellectually?

outskirts of China. In the plane, she refused to accept her mum and it can be seen as she calls her mother 'Joan' instead of 'mum'. This happens as she cannot accept the fact that she is an 'Australia ... hat Grandfather wanted them to stay so that Joan can pay for the extension of the house. Thus, both mother and daughter came together to find an excuse to leave the village. 'Both mother and daughter ...

(2 pages) 48 1 3.7 Jun/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

I stand here Ironing

s the narrator shown her love for Emily?Throughout the story, it makes me feel there is no room for Mother and daughter relationship between the narrator and Emily-her daughter. Of course somehow ther ... the narrator and Emily-her daughter. Of course somehow there is a love, but not much for Emily. The mother realizes that she could do a better job; she does attempt to help Emily through the difficult ...

(1 pages) 58 0 2.3 Aug/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American