Similar themes in Kitchen God's Wife and Joy Luck Club Amy Tan's two novels, The Kitchen God's Wife and The Joy Luck Club, represent a unique voice which is rarely heard in literature. Tan is a Chinese-American woman who tells stories of ancient China that are rich in history and culture. Both novels have at least one strong central female character who tries to educate her daughter about their Chinese heritage and family roots. The plot of The Joy Luck Club shows this idea in every woman's story. The eldest generation consists of four women: Suyuan Woo, An-Mei Hsu, Lindo Jong and Ying-Ying St. Clair. They tell their stories to their daughters, hoping to preserve some of their rich history and old way of life in China. Joy Luck centers on Suyuan Woo's daughter June, who is dealing with the death of her mother. June takes her mother's place at the mah-jong table, where she is told that she must learn about her mother's life in China. The only thing June knows about her mother's life in China is the story of her abandoned twins. The members of t...