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The Joy Luck Club

The Joy Luck Club. Note on the Language. “The mothers in this story speak a variety of English that uses nonstandard forms” (for example, omitting articles or auxiliary verbs.) “I think your mother die with important thought on her mind,” she says in broken English . .

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The Joy Luck Club

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  1. The Joy Luck Club

  2. Note on the Language “The mothers in this story speak a variety of English that uses nonstandard forms”(for example, omitting articles or auxiliary verbs.) “I think your mother die with important thought on her mind,”she says in broken English.

  3. Chinese culture & expressions Auntie Not real aunt. Close friend of the family. “Aii-ya!” Aii-ya, what a pity. A lifetime of waiting.

  4. Kweilin

  5. mahjong Chinese game

  6. intention purpose, goal

  7. worth value

  8. sorrow sadness

  9. fortune treasure, luck

  10. invasion to attack

  11. relation(s) connection

  12. misery sadness

  13. ignorant unknowing

  14. scar mark on skin

  15. forbidden not allowed

  16. disobedient bad behavior

  17. respect honor, appreciate

  18. ancestor Past family member

  19. concubine unmarried woman with married man

  20. betray trick, lie

  21. scold to get angry

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