The Joy Luck Club contains a mother- daughter pair of Ying Ying St. Clair and Lena St. Clair. Starting off the mother Ying Ying has a different point of view regarding culture than her daughter, and as a result they experience miscommunication and conflict. In the story Ying Ying is culturally challenged with the topic of language, it is stated that “[Ying Ying] spoke in moods and gestures, looks and silences, and sometimes a combination of English punctuated by hesitations and chinese frustration” (Tan 106). This puts in perspective that their relationship as mother and daughter isnt “normal”, they don't communicate on the same level which leads to them not being able to understand and know each other on a personal level. Later, when moved