The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan shows a group of families and their struggles throughout their lives. In one section of the novel, Lindo Jong, a Chinese mother, reflects on and explains the past she endured; in particular a specific experience that had a serious impact on his life. She, like many other characters in novels, is ultimately drawn into a situation where there are two possible choices that will affect the character's life in a significant way and in this scenario, the character makes a difficult choice between the two. Lindo Jong was still young when this decision was made and was forced into an arranged marriage with another rich and wealthy family, the Huangs. Even though she was to marry the son of the family, once she arrived, she realized that she was a person in the house comparable to a servant. After learning a woman's job, Jong begins to enjoy life there in moderation as she has perfected her cooking and other skills forced upon her. This allows her to live without being criticized by the wealthier family, thanks to her skiing know-how.....