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The Joy Luck Club

The Joy Luck Club. By Amy Tan. Literary devices. The elements of a novel include Exposition Rising action Climax Conflict Characterization Theme Narration Diction Language Style Mode Denouement Resolution. Exposition.

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The Joy Luck Club

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  1. The Joy Luck Club By Amy Tan

  2. Literary devices The elements of a novel include • Exposition • Rising action • Climax • Conflict • Characterization • Theme • Narration • Diction • Language • Style • Mode • Denouement • Resolution.

  3. Exposition • What does Amy Tan give us in the way of exposition to understand the story? • What do we learn of the pasts of some or one of the characters? • What are their situations that prepare us for the conflicts we experience in the story? • What conclusions can we draw from the exposition about future action in the story?

  4. Characterization • What are the main personal characteristics of ________________________. • What do we tend to like or admire about her? Are there things about her of which we disapprove? • What is the relationship of the daughter to the mother? Would one character be considered the antagonist to the other? If so which one? Does the daughter serve as a foil to the mother or vice versa? • Are the names of mother and daughter significant? • How does the reader feel about the values of the mother? The daughter? • Are the characters primarily individuals or do they represent “walking concepts” that typify a cultural concept or system of values? • Do we sometimes see the situation more clearly than either the mother or daughter?

  5. Narration • What does the switching of narrators reveal in the story? • Is the plot in chronological order? Where are there flashbacks? • To what degree is each narrator reliable? Does she have emotional or intellectual defects that influence how she responds? • Does the narrative technique seem to allow places for Tan to comment on the characters and the action? • Which scenes are dramatized? Which scenes are narrated? • How deeply do we identify with each narrator? How does that help us to understand the situation?

  6. diction, language, style and mode • How does each character speak? What does her manner of speaking show? How does Tan accomplish this? • What similes, metaphors, and allusions does Tan use? How do they add meaning? • What are the recurring words or patterns of imagery that become more significant as the novel progress? • What are the objects in the novel that seem to be symbolic? • Does the language in the story sound like usual speech? Is it stylistic in some way in places? Where? • What incidents of characters seem to ridicule aspects of society? • Does the novel tend to leave us cynical about the possibility of change or hopeful that change can be accomplished? If so, how?

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