Jessica Bourgeois Mrs. St. Pierre English III: H Block 20 January 2016 Ying-Ying St. Clair Sometimes in life, people find themselves unknown, unaware of who they are. In the novel, "The Joy Luck Club," by Amy Tan, one of the characters Ying-Ying St. Clair struggles with discovering her true identity. She proves that she is unseen, detached, and psychic. Ying-Ying St. Clair is defined as unseen. She is unsure of her true colors which leads to a detachment from her daughter and others. "All these years I kept my true nature hidden, running along like a small shadow so nobody could catch me. And because I moved so secretly now my daughter does not see me. She sees a list of things to buy, her checkbook out of balance, her ashtray sitting