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The Joy Luck Club Final OutlinePoint Of View
Depending on characters’ backgrounds and dispositions, situations and occurrences can look entirely different. The Joy Luck Club is a novel that shows, while there is differences between generations, people’s lives are essentially the same.
Pick a mother/daughter pair from the novel The Joy Luck Club and, in a 250 word essay, answer the following: How do the two narrator’s different points of view impact the development of a common central idea?
Be Sure To:• Choose from: Lindo/Waverly; Ying-ying/Lena; or An-
Mei/Rose• Use, at least, 3 examples to support your thesis statement• Use MLA Format
Introduction
I. Thesis StatementA.Topic #1B.Topic #2C. Topic #3
1st Body Paragraph
II. Topic #1A.SupportB.SupportC. CommentaryD.CommentaryE. Commentary
2nd Body Paragraph
III. Topic #2A.SupportB.SupportC. CommentaryD.CommentaryE. Commentary
3rd Body Paragraph
III. Topic #3A.SupportB.SupportC. CommentaryD.CommentaryE. Commentary
4th Body Paragraph
V. OverviewA.SupportB.SupportC. CommentaryD.CommentaryE. Commentary
Conclusion
VI. Thesis StatementA.Topic #1B.Topic #2C. Topic #3
Introduction
I. While Jing Mei felt like she and her mother didn’t understand each other, after finding her sisters she realized that they wanted the same things.
A. Chinese NamesB. Jade PendantC. Polaroid
II. Chinese Names (280-1)A. Suyuan-Cherished WishB. Jing-Pure; Best QualityC. Suyuan wanted the best life
for her daughtersD. Spring Rain & Spring
Flower-new beginnings and hope
E. June-all the best she has left
1st Body Paragraph
III. Jade Pendant (197)A. Mother gave it to her, called it
“life’s importance”B. Ornate piece of jade jewelryC. June didn’t understandD. No matter who she asked,
others would give different meanings
E. Bartender at party’s mother gave the same-he was equally confused
2nd Body Paragraph
IV. Polaroid (288)A. Picture taken with sistersB. “Together we look like our
mother…her long-cherished wish”
C. June never understood mother
D. Sisters confused at abandonment
E. Together they know Suyuan
3rd Body Paragraph
VI. OverviewA. June understood her mother
better than she thoughtB. By finding her sisters, it all
made sense to herC. Her mother only wanted the
best for her daughtersD. But June didn’t understand herE. In the end, June realized that
her mother always hoped for best with her daughters
4th Body Paragraph
Conclusion
VI. While Jing Mei felt like she and her mother didn’t understand each other, after finding her sisters she realized that they wanted the same things.
A. Chinese NamesB. Jade PendantC. Polaroid