The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan, 1989, Chinese I) Major Characters A. Jing-Mei (June) Woo. June is rebellious in nature, always swimming against her mothers’ dreams for her, not because they were harmful dreams but because she felt she could never live up to them, and she didn’t because she thought she couldn’t. Her mothers death has brought her face to face with questions about herself, her mother, and both their identities. B. Suyuan …showed first 75 words of 2030 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2030 total…pendent June received from her mother represents her mothers’ love. She will never understand the reasons behind that pendent or the strength behind her love. B. The feather is a symbol not only for June but also for all the dreams and hopes immigrants have for themselves and their children coming to America. They may have nothing but the will to survive and the hope of a better life with less suffering than they lived.