In Chinese culture, the belief in destiny, birth dates, and fate, plays a very important role. Its often said that the year, the hour, and even the minute of a persons birth gives enough information about their fate, destiny and personality. Zodiac signs sum up all of these to describe someone as a whole, and often also depict any future actions. In The Joy Luck Club, the character Ying Ying St. Clair is portrayed as the tiger zodiac sign. The tiger is sought to be tolerant, trustworthy, short tempered, and often conflicted with authority. Ying Ying embodies most, if not all, of these qualities. Ying Ying wasn't always as ghost like and hush mouthed kind of person. When she was a little girl, she was often described as a talkative, free