Searching for the roots: A study of Amy Tan's novel joy luck club

Amy Tan is one of the most important ethnic Chinese writers writing in America. Her novels are marked by the dilemma so natural of an immigrant. The first generation of immigrants try to assimilate in the mainstream society but their hearts remains grounded in their native cultures and they adopt the culture of their adopted countries, but the feeling of superiority of their native culture remain entrenched in their minds. The trouble begins with the second generation people who start living in the culture of adopted country from the beginning. The immersion of second generation in an alien culture creates the problems for the first generation. The problem is more acute for the daughters as they are expected to follow native culture only.