Essays Tagged: "AmyTan"

A quick biography on Amy Tan. Relates writing to her life.

grew up thinking she would neverbe able to please her parents (Achievement).At the age of fourteen, AmyTan's father unexpectedly died of a brain tumor. In the following eight months, her older brother ... high school in Montreux. TheTan family returned to America shortly after Amy's graduation in 1968 (AmyTan).In 1969, Tan attended LinfieldCollege in McMinville, Oregon where she met her husband, Lou D ...

(5 pages) 104 1 3.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

"A Pair of Ticket"

The short story 'A Pair of Tickets' is a component of a novel 'The Joy Luck Club' by AmyTan which focuses on a woman fulfilling the lifelong wish of her mother. The title symbolizes the ...

(6 pages) 203 0 3.6 Mar/1995

Subjects: Literature Research Papers