Joy Luck Club Themes - 1270 Words

Many themes within The Joy Luck Club can be related to current events. The theme of â€Å"Sacrificing/Suffering† which is an important theme in the book also relates to what is happening in Venezuela. The Fox News article named Venezuela’s currency now worth less than ‘World of Warcraft’ gold states that according to DolarToday, an American website dedicated to Latin American finance, the Venezuelan currency called the Venezuelan Bolà ­var is now worth less than the currency in â€Å"World of Warcraft† (Gold Pieces) which is a video game: one dollar being worth 10,987 Venezuelan Bolà ­vars, or worth 7,288 Gold Pieces as the black market rate. This is a circumstance similar to one in the beginning of The Joy Luck Club where Suyuan Woo says that in China†¦show more content†¦Even the rich don’t escape the poverty and suffering; in The Joy Luck Club, one of the original members of the Joy Luck Club was formerly a rich woman who lost he r money when escaping from Shanghai during the Japanese invasion and in the article, similar to how the women and organizers who participated in Venezuelan beauty pageants, who are undoubtedly wealthy, admit to be struggling economically due to â€Å"lack of sponsors, small audience and cutback in spending† and having difficulty in â€Å"finding make-up, ball gowns and other accessories for the pageant.† I contrast to The Joy Luck Club and the article because I do not live in these circumstances. My money is not worthless, if I want food I can get food, if I want to turn on the lights I can do that too; if for some reason I wanted make-up or ball gowns, I could also get that! I was not relocated because of war and I am not living in poverty because of a war or because of economic crisis, overall I am not suffering like the people in The Joy Luck Club. I live in a much safer stable region and not in poverty, but my mother is from Venezuela and she tells us about the shortages relatives and friends have on food, medicine, and toilet paper. Even here, in this area there are people living in poverty, who have trouble buying food, paying the rent and utilities, getting clothes, and finding a job. Word Count: 614 Another example that proves that current events still are similar to the events with the book The Joy Luck Club,Show MoreRelated A Comparison of Themes of Amy Tans Kitchen Gods Wife and Joy Luck Club581 Words   |  3 PagesSimilar Themes in  of Kitchen Gods Wife and Joy Luck Club       Amy Tans two novels, The Kitchen Gods Wife and The Joy Luck Club, represent a unique voice that is rarely heard in literature. 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