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Amy Tan is a writer, who writes about the experience of being Chinese-American. In the novel Joy Luck Club, she shows four pairs of Chinese mothers and their Chinese- American daughters struggling to understand each other. The author develops Ying-Ying St. Clair, a Chinese mother who faces many difficulties throughout life, and wants to protects her daughter from these same things. Daisy Zamora is a very influential Latin-American poet. The poem “Mother’s Day” shows the bond a mother feels with her children despite their differences. The narrator discusses the dreams they have for the future with their children, and their hope to grow closer. The novel Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan and the poem “Mother’s Day” by Daisy Zamora explore the theme of

In Joy Luck Club, Ying-Ying describes how she feels a connection with her daughter, “She and I have shared the same body. There is a part of her mind that is part of mine” (Tan, 242). She feels an attachment to her daughter because she gave birth to her, but at the same time she realizes how separate they are. Ying-Ying and her daughter have drastically different upbringings and cultural experiences, as a result they often face difficulties communicating with one another. In “Mother’s Day” the narrator reminisces the similarities she shared with her daughter as a child “...ever since I was small like you / I wanted to be myself -- and for a woman that’s hard” (Zamora, 8-9). The narrator’s empathy for her child derives from her wish to give her daughter the strength and tools in life she wishes she had herself. The narrator feels closer to her child despite their differences. Both Ying-Ying and the narrator of the poem eagerly search for similarities between them and their children. The tone of longing show how despite the numerous differences the parents find something that makes them feel bonded to their