This document summarizes and analyzes representations of women in the novel The Joy Luck Club. It discusses how the mothers try to pass down their life experiences and lessons to their American-born daughters, but the daughters view their mothers' advice as intrusive and irrelevant. The mothers watch with sadness as their daughters struggle in relationships and expect less of themselves. The document also examines some Chinese cultural traditions discussed in the novel, such as women's worth being determined by their husbands and obedience to their husbands' families.