The Joy Luck Club Flashcards
American people.
Not lazy like American people.
running to escape
I had been running to escape someone chasing me, only to look behind and discover there was no one there.
parents’ wishes
I would always remember my parents’ wishes, but I would never forget myself
Casting long shadows
Casting long shadows into her life, and eventually into mine.
They are frightened
And then it occurs to me. They are frightened
bad thought
We weren’t allowed to think a bad thought
part of me is Chinese.
And now I also see what part of me is Chinese.
It is so obvious.
It is so obvious. It is my family. It is in our blood.
I once sacrificed my life
I once sacrificed my life to keep my parents’ promise.
someone had unplugged me
As if someone had unplugged me and the current running through me had stopped.
My mother believed
My mother believed you could be anything you wanted in America.
last to give up
We were always the last to give up stupid old-fashioned customs.
things do not mix?
American circumstances and Chinese character. How could I know these things do not mix?
never forget her other daughters.
And that’s why you can understand why a mother like this could never forget her other daughters.
like our mother.
Together we look like our mother.
