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    When a woman writer first starts writing a story, she often chooses to write about her relationship with her 
mother. As a common experience shared by all women, women writers regardless of her class, race, culture and 
language all engage themselves in writing about this subject. They do not abandon this topic even after they grow in 
their craft. Another reason why they are so enthusiastic about writing this theme is because it is one of their most 
personal and intimate relationships which greatly influences their relationships with other people. In their writing about 
mother-daughter relationships, they not only express their feelings of joy and happiness but also their fears and anxiety 
because not all mothers and daughters experience their relationship in the same way. Some have a peaceful and 
enjoyable relationship while others have a difficult and bitter relationship. As mixed feelings do exist between mothers 
and daughters, many women writers also attend to the dark side of this relationship. As a result, they  often write about 
the separation between mothers and daughters if their relationship is hard to resolve. Despite this, a common practice 
between women writers is to establish a reconnection between mothers and daughters after settling down their harsh 
relationship. 
    In The Joy Luck Club, a classic fiction about mother-daughter relationships, the Chinese American author, Amy 
Tan, writes about her relationship with her mother, who originally came from China. Being an American herself, Tan 
cannot totally understand her mother’s Chinese way of thinking. As her mother speaks less fluent English and 
sometimes behaves strangely in front of people, Tan feels ashamed of her and even has quarrels with her often. It is 
only until her mo ther dies that Tan begins to realize the truth about her mother. Replacing her mother’s position in the 
joy luck club, a group run by her mother and other friends, who Tan call aunts, Tan starts to know more about her 
mother’s stories and even discovers that her mother has lost daughters in China. Helping her mother to carry out her 
unfulfilled wish, Tan goes on a journey in search of her mother’s lost daughters in China. The story ends by having 
Tan reunited with her mother’s lost daughters in China, symbolizing a restoration of her mother-daughter relationship. 
The final scene describes a tearful moment when Tan and her half-sisters embrace each other and see their mother’s 
reflection shown in the photo they have taken together. 
46 Why is the topic of mother-daughter relationship so important to women writers? 
It is a very private and close relationship they have in their life. 
It is a recovery project every woman needs to launch in her life. 
Because women care very much about the happiness of their mothers. 
Because the mother-daughter relationship always confuses and disturbs them. 
47 Who might find this article useful? 
Scholars who do research on global warming. 
Scholars who do research on scientific discovery. 
Experts who focus their studies on digital learning. 
Students who do research on women’s studies and motherhood. 
48 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? 
Daughters are too selfish to know how to appreciate their mothers. 
Mothers and daughters experience their relationship in various ways. 
A combination of different feelings exists between mothers and daughters. 
Mother-daughter relationship influences one’s relationship with other people. 
49 What is the purpose of Amy Tan’s novel in the passage? 
As an example to criticize mother-daughter conflicts. 
As an example to illustrate an experience of traveling in China. 
As an example to prove Chinese immigrants’ success in America. 
As an example to explain the complex mother-daughter relationship. 
50 What can be learned from the mother-daughter story in Tan’s novel? 
A bitter mother-daughter relationship is beyond restoration. 
Daughters have to go on a trip to search for their mothers’ lost history. 
Aunts play a crucial role in the make-up between mothers and daughters. 
The mother-daughter relationship across different cultures can be painful.