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Jing-Mei In Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club

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Being forced to follow strict rules all the time to meet society 's standards can be tremendously stressful and overwhelming. Jing-mei utters to herself in dismay, “i hate the tests, the raised hopes and failed expectations” (Tan, 2). Jing-mei clearly illustrates the agony she is in as a result of parading the stern rules set by her mother. She feels the immense pressure of being forced to fit into a modern culture allowing her not to be herself which has most definitely taken a toll on her character. Furthermore, she is struggling mentally to keep serene; later learning that the person in the mirror is despondent. Forcing authoritarian rules to become one with society’s levels can make a being feel submerged and strained. To attain society’s

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