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The literary criticism, â€Å"Language as Barrier and Bridge in Amy Tans The Joy Luck Club† is written by Mohamed Samir, who is from Faculty of Philosophy department at the University of Vaasa. He enforces the point that despite that the mother’s have strong roots from China, their daughters through being raised in America, on the other hand, are disconnected. Hence, the daughters are yet to discover their racial identity, but through an honest effort made by their mothers they are guided towards uncovering it. He argues that despite linguistic barriers and challenges in cultural translation which are thought of the be as the barriers, it is possible to pass on one’s heritage to the ongoing generations through the means of storytelling,†¦show more content†¦To exemplify, Jing Mei states â€Å"These kinds of explanations made me feel my mother and I spoke two different languages, which we did. I talked to her in English, she answered back in Chinese† (23). The author maintains the point that Jing Mei’s sense of picking up Chinese words here and there is very weak. She cannot comprehend and absorb information related to her mother tongue that is spoken and heard in her daily life. Furthermore, when Waverly has a conversation with her mom about always bragging about her, the mother responds, â€Å"So shame be with mother? Embarrass you be my daughter?.† The author asserts that the mother’s prepositions, subjects, and articles are not used in their speaking, making their English sound incomplete. However, English is their second language, so it is justifiable. Relating to this, many words in Chinese have no translation in English. This makes the mother’s seem uneducated as if what they are saying is useless to acknowledge, causing their daughters to regard them with stupidity in a dominant American society. Nevertheless, they do carry knowledge and wisdom which is underestimated by their daughters. The daughters face challenges in cultural translation leading to cultural differences. To exemplify, after Jing Mei’s mother dies, she realizes that she does not even know the significance of the jade pendant, whichShow MoreRelatedSummary Of The Joy Luck Club 853 Words   |  4 PagesExam Project Process Check #1 Book: The Joy Luck Club Author: Amy Tan By: Bala Sundaram Themes: A) The Joy luck Club presents a couple of themes but one of which, relates to an issue that is affecting many immigrant families who bring up their kids in foreign countries. 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