1. Analyze the role of the family in the development of the individual in ONE of the mother/daughter relationships from The Joy Luck Club. Was the family a trap that the daughter must escape from in order to become a functioning adult or did her family help her develop towards maturity? Explain. Use textual evidence to support your answer. When the mother become a parent, was her own development more difficult? Easier? Use textual evidence to support your answer. 2. Compare this mother/child relationship to another mother/child relationship you are familiar with. It could be your own if you feel comfortable sharing or it could be one from a different novel. How do they compare (similarities and differences). What more can you learn about this relationship by making this comparison