EXPLORING THE SIGNIFICANCE GIVEN TO THEME OF HARMONY IN AMY TAN’S NOVELS
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This paper explores the thematic intricacies of the mother-daughter relationship within the context of traditional Chinese American
culture, as depicted in the novels of Amy Tan. Through an analysis of Tan's works, particularly focusing on maternal storytelling and
daughters' active inquiry into their maternal lineage, the study elucidates the transformative journey towards reconciliation and
understanding between generations. Tan's narratives highlight the importance of familial memory and cultural heritage in fostering
emotional connection and resolving conflicts, while also underscoring the significance of female friendships in navigating life's
challenges. By delving into themes of cultural identity, forgiveness, and empathy, Tan's work offers profound insights into the universal
human quest for harmony and unity across diverse backgrounds and experiences. Through nuanced storytelling, Tan invites readers to
contemplate the complexities of familial relationships and the enduring pursuit of connection and reconciliation in a multicultural
society.
DONG, L. . (2024). EXPLORING THE SIGNIFICANCE GIVEN TO THEME OF HARMONY IN AMY TAN’S NOVELS. «O‘zMU XABARLARI», 1(1.6.1), 315–318. https://doi.org/10.69617/nuuz.v1i1.6.1.3973
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God's. In Women of color: Mother-daughter relationships in 20th-century literature (pp. 208-227). University of Texas Press. Amy
Tan. The Joy Luck Club. London: Vintage, 2019. –p.33.
2. Parameswari, V. (2017). Integral Bond between Mothers and Daughters in Amy Tan’s The Kitchen God’s Wife and The Joy Luck
Club. Language in India, 17(10), 188-200.
3. Korkmaz, H. Ş. (2008). Orientalism in Amy Tans the Hundred Secret Senses and Saving Fish From Drowning (Master's thesis,
Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü).
4. Amy Tan. The Joy Luck Club. London: Vintage, 2019. –p.224.
5. Shen, G., & Harold, B. (2009). Born of a Stranger: Mother-Daughter Relationships and Storytelling in Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck
Club. Bloom’s Modern Critical Interpretations: Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club, 3-16.
6. Ang, I. (2005). Can one say no to Chineseness?: Pushing the limits of the diasporic paradigm. In On Not Speaking Chinese(pp. 37-
51). Routledge.
7. Lau, S., & Yeung, P. P. (1996). Understanding Chinese child development: The role of culture in socialization. Growing up the
Chinese way: Chinese child and adolescent development, 29-44.
8. Ang, I. (2005). Can one say no to Chineseness?: Pushing the limits of the diasporic paradigm. In On Not Speaking Chinese (pp.
37-51). Routledge.
9. Lina, D., & Arshad, S. M. B. M. (2024). THE ROLE OF LITERATURE IN ENHANCING LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND
CULTURAL AWARENESS IN THE EFL CLASSROOM. FAN, TA'LIM, MADANIYAT VA INNOVATSIYA JURNALI|
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, EDUCATION, CULTURE AND INNOVATION, 3(4), 20-27.
10. Liu, Q. (2017). An ecological return to harmony in Amy Tan's novels (Doctoral dissertation, Université Toulouse le Mirail-
Toulouse II).
11. Huston, N. (1985). The matrix of war: Mothers and heroes. Poetics Today, 6(1/2), 153-170.
12. Gavran, I. (2019). Negotiating Otherness in Contemporary American Immigrant Fiction (Doctoral dissertation, Josip Juraj
Strossmayer University of Osijek. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Department of English Language and Literature).
13. Snodgrass, M. E. (2004). Amy Tan: A literary companion (Vol. 3). McFarland.
14. Lengari, C. A. O., & Widyastuti, D. U. (2018). Authoritarian Parenting in Shaping the Characteristics of Ruth Young in Amy
Tan’s The Bonesetter’s Daughter. Yogyakarta: Program Studi Sastra Inggris, Fakultas Sastra, Universitas Sanata Dharma.
15. Düz, B. (2014). Female quest for identity between cultures in Amy Tans The Kitchen Gods Wife and the Bonesetters Daughter
(Master's thesis, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü).
16. Atmaja, I. G. S. (2017). THE RELATIONSHIP OF MOTHER AND DAUGHTER IN CHINESE SOCIETY AS PORTRAYED
BY WINNIE AND PEARL, THE MAIN CHARACTERS OF AMY TAN’S THE KITCHEN GOD’S WIFE (Doctoral
dissertation, SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY).
17. Liya, Y., & Joan, P. L. (1991). Mother and Daughter: the Plural Voices of Cultural Translarion in Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club.
文学研究論集, 8, 139-167.
18. Liu, Q. (2017). An ecological return to harmony in Amy Tan's novels (Doctoral dissertation, Université Toulouse le Mirail-
Toulouse II).
19. Amy Tan. The Bonesetter’s Daughter. New York: Ballantine Books, 2001. –p.402.
20. Neelima, V. (2018). Dual consciousness: dilution of dissent in mother-daughter relationship in the select works of amy tan
(Doctoral dissertation, Research Centre for Comparative Studies Postgraduate Department of English Mercy College, Palakkad,
2018.).
21. Lina, D., & Arshad, S. M. B. M. (2024). THE ROLE OF LITERATURE IN ENHANCING LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND
CULTURAL AWARENESS IN THE EFL CLASSROOM. FAN, TA'LIM, MADANIYAT VA INNOVATSIYA JURNALI|
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, EDUCATION, CULTURE AND INNOVATION, 3(4), 20-27.
22. Tan, K. (2008). Cinema and television in Singapore: Resistance in one dimension. In Cinema and Television in Singapore. Brill.
God's. In Women of color: Mother-daughter relationships in 20th-century literature (pp. 208-227). University of Texas Press. Amy
Tan. The Joy Luck Club. London: Vintage, 2019. –p.33.
2. Parameswari, V. (2017). Integral Bond between Mothers and Daughters in Amy Tan’s The Kitchen God’s Wife and The Joy Luck
Club. Language in India, 17(10), 188-200.
3. Korkmaz, H. Ş. (2008). Orientalism in Amy Tans the Hundred Secret Senses and Saving Fish From Drowning (Master's thesis,
Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü).
4. Amy Tan. The Joy Luck Club. London: Vintage, 2019. –p.224.
5. Shen, G., & Harold, B. (2009). Born of a Stranger: Mother-Daughter Relationships and Storytelling in Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck
Club. Bloom’s Modern Critical Interpretations: Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club, 3-16.
6. Ang, I. (2005). Can one say no to Chineseness?: Pushing the limits of the diasporic paradigm. In On Not Speaking Chinese(pp. 37-
51). Routledge.
7. Lau, S., & Yeung, P. P. (1996). Understanding Chinese child development: The role of culture in socialization. Growing up the
Chinese way: Chinese child and adolescent development, 29-44.
8. Ang, I. (2005). Can one say no to Chineseness?: Pushing the limits of the diasporic paradigm. In On Not Speaking Chinese (pp.
37-51). Routledge.
9. Lina, D., & Arshad, S. M. B. M. (2024). THE ROLE OF LITERATURE IN ENHANCING LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND
CULTURAL AWARENESS IN THE EFL CLASSROOM. FAN, TA'LIM, MADANIYAT VA INNOVATSIYA JURNALI|
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, EDUCATION, CULTURE AND INNOVATION, 3(4), 20-27.
10. Liu, Q. (2017). An ecological return to harmony in Amy Tan's novels (Doctoral dissertation, Université Toulouse le Mirail-
Toulouse II).
11. Huston, N. (1985). The matrix of war: Mothers and heroes. Poetics Today, 6(1/2), 153-170.
12. Gavran, I. (2019). Negotiating Otherness in Contemporary American Immigrant Fiction (Doctoral dissertation, Josip Juraj
Strossmayer University of Osijek. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Department of English Language and Literature).
13. Snodgrass, M. E. (2004). Amy Tan: A literary companion (Vol. 3). McFarland.
14. Lengari, C. A. O., & Widyastuti, D. U. (2018). Authoritarian Parenting in Shaping the Characteristics of Ruth Young in Amy
Tan’s The Bonesetter’s Daughter. Yogyakarta: Program Studi Sastra Inggris, Fakultas Sastra, Universitas Sanata Dharma.
15. Düz, B. (2014). Female quest for identity between cultures in Amy Tans The Kitchen Gods Wife and the Bonesetters Daughter
(Master's thesis, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü).
16. Atmaja, I. G. S. (2017). THE RELATIONSHIP OF MOTHER AND DAUGHTER IN CHINESE SOCIETY AS PORTRAYED
BY WINNIE AND PEARL, THE MAIN CHARACTERS OF AMY TAN’S THE KITCHEN GOD’S WIFE (Doctoral
dissertation, SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY).
17. Liya, Y., & Joan, P. L. (1991). Mother and Daughter: the Plural Voices of Cultural Translarion in Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club.
文学研究論集, 8, 139-167.
18. Liu, Q. (2017). An ecological return to harmony in Amy Tan's novels (Doctoral dissertation, Université Toulouse le Mirail-
Toulouse II).
19. Amy Tan. The Bonesetter’s Daughter. New York: Ballantine Books, 2001. –p.402.
20. Neelima, V. (2018). Dual consciousness: dilution of dissent in mother-daughter relationship in the select works of amy tan
(Doctoral dissertation, Research Centre for Comparative Studies Postgraduate Department of English Mercy College, Palakkad,
2018.).
21. Lina, D., & Arshad, S. M. B. M. (2024). THE ROLE OF LITERATURE IN ENHANCING LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND
CULTURAL AWARENESS IN THE EFL CLASSROOM. FAN, TA'LIM, MADANIYAT VA INNOVATSIYA JURNALI|
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, EDUCATION, CULTURE AND INNOVATION, 3(4), 20-27.
22. Tan, K. (2008). Cinema and television in Singapore: Resistance in one dimension. In Cinema and Television in Singapore. Brill.
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