Essays on Amy Tan

Amy Tan is a Chinese American writer and novelist, whose works explore mother-daughter relationships and the Chinese-American experience. Her story “Rules of the games” is partly inspired by the stories of her own family. In this story, Amy Tan uses chess as a tool of...

“Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan is a personal story based on a time in Tan’s life where she had a crush on a blonde hair blue-eyed American boy named Robert. The short story takes place on Christmas Eve where Amy expresses her embarrassment of Robert’s...

Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club, depicts the lives of four mothers who were born in China but eventually immigrated to America. They hoped to live better lives for themselves and for their daughters. A major portion of the novel focuses on the relationship between...

Amy Tan has skilfully interwoven her Chinese heritage and personal experiences as a first-generation Chinese-American in a multitude of her literary works. The charm of oriental culture displayed successfully showcases its virtue of emotion and the dynamic relationship Tan exhibits between her and her heritage,...

Family and culture should be the two most important things in our lives. In the short story, “A Pair of Tickets” by Amy Tan, the main character (Jing-mei) evolves over the course of the story by struggling with her identity as a Chinese to being...

Is English considered a single language? There are inferences that English is a single language, but in actuality, individuals foster distinct versions of English as their mother tongue. An essayist, Amy Tan recalls “all the Englishes that she grew up with,” all of which influence...

The novel, The Joy Luck Club, written by Amy Tan has shown how much parents struggle for their children’s happiness. This story elicits an initial mixed reaction of being very relatable, ambitious, and inspiring. First off, it’s relatable, since it’s about four mothers and their...