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The Joy Luck Club

The Joy Luck Club. The Twenty-Six Malignant Gates American Translation Rules of the Game. The Red Candle.

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The Joy Luck Club

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  1. The Joy Luck Club The Twenty-Six Malignant Gates American Translation Rules of the Game

  2. The Red Candle “I once sacrificed my life to keep my parents’ promise. This means nothing to you, Waverly, because to you promises mean nothing. A daughter can promise to come to dinner, but if she has a headache, if she is in a traffic jam, if she wants to watch a favorite movie on TV, she no longer has a promise.” p 19

  3. Symbol Symbol = sign Hidden (secret) message Uses a thing or an action to show a deeper meaning

  4. Symbol 1. Can you find the symbol? “To Chinese people, fourteen carats isn’t real gold. Feel my bracelets. They must be twenty-four carats, pure inside and out.”p. 19(3) 2. What is the symbol compared to?

  5. Symbol 1. Can you find the symbol? “The only nice room was a sitting room on the first floor, which was used for receiving guests. It contained many precious things that gave the impression of wealth and ancient tradition. The rest of the house was plain and uncomfortable and noisy with the complaints of twenty or more relations.”p 21 (1) 2. What is the symbol compared to?

  6. Look down / Lose face Look down = to show/give NO respect “I realized they had a much better position than my family, which is why they looked down on us.” p 20 (5) Lose face = lose respect “But I was also determined to respect my parents’ words, so that Huang Taitai could never accuse my mother of losing face.” p 21 (2)

  7. Chinese Calendar (zodiac)

  8. Phrases Embarrass = uncomfortable, shame ““Embarrass you be my daughter?” Her voice was cracking with anger.”” p. 38 (5) show off= boast “Why do you have to use me to show off?”p. 38 (8) deeply wounded= became very sad ““How can you criticize a gift!” I protested. I was deeply wounded.” p. 41 (8)

  9. protest to complain, to object

  10. protection defense, guard, safety

  11. omen sign, warning

  12. invisible can’t see

  13. argument to fight with words to argue

  14. flat apartment

  15. chess game

  16. admire(r) to respect, wonder, like

  17. modest(y) shy, doesn’t boast, conservative

  18. bitter(ly) angry, mad

  19. duty job

  20. shame no honor, hide

  21. criticize to complain, say annoying things, critical

  22. confidence courage, “I can do it”

  23. praise to say or do something nice

  24. rude to be not nice, impolite, bad manner

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