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This is a 4 page paper comparing the characters of June from Amy Tan’s “The Joy Luck Club” and Antonia in Willa Cather’s “My Antonia”. The characters of June in Amy Tan’s “The Joy Luck Club” and Antonia in Willa Cather’s “My Antonia” differ a great deal in their process of assimilation into American society. Both women feel removed from American society based on their ethnic heritage however both women follow different processes in regards to their maturation and acceptance of their dual identities. Tan’s June feels that her process of Americanization involves dismissing and pulling away from the Chinese stories, language and the traditions of her mother. It is not until June visits China that she realizes she is able to grasp both her American and Chinese identities as her own in her life in America. Antonia and her Bohemian community are separated from American society by their language and ethnic traditions. Antonia however, despite this knowledge of what separates her from American society, nevertheless remains aware of her cultural identity and her language. She too, later in life, is able to accept her dual identity within American society not only for herself but also for her children with whom she has continued her Bohemian language and culture.
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June in Amy Tans "The Joy Luck Club" and Antonia in Willa Cathers "My Antonia" differ a great deal in their process of assimilation into American society. Both women feel
removed from American society based on their ethnic heritage however both women follow different processes in regards to their maturation and acceptance of their dual identities. Tans June feels that
her process of Americanization involves dismissing and pulling away from the Chinese stories, language and the traditions of her mother. It is not until June visits China that she realizes
she is able to grasp both her American and Chinese identities as her own in her life in America. Antonia and her Bohemian community are separated from American society by
their language and ethnic traditions. Antonia however, despite this knowledge of what separates her from American society, nevertheless remains aware of her cultural identity and her language. She too, later
in life, is able to accept her dual identity within American society not only for herself but also for her children with whom she has continued her Bohemian language and
culture. In Amy Tans "The Joy Luck Club", Tan explores the different mother and daughter relationships between four elderly Chinese immigrants and their American raised daughters. In all four cases,
the daughters have difficulty understanding their mothers past lives and their perspectives on their daughters lives. The daughters within the story are trying hard to assimilate to the American way
of life much to the satisfaction yet disappointment of their mothers. While the mothers wish for their daughters to be successful in America and learn the language well, they at
the same time realize that their daughters are losing their ancestral roots and the understanding of the Chinese language. Through the character of June, or Jing-Mei, we see that through
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