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Original founder of the Joy Luck Club, dies before the novel begins, first husband died in the war, leaves her twin baby girls on the side of the road as she flees from the Japanese, always wants to find them
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Suyuan Woo
Original founder of the Joy Luck Club, dies before the novel begins, first husband died in the war, leaves her twin baby girls on the side of the road as she flees from the Japanese, always wants to find them
Canning Woo
Husband of Suyan
Jing Mei Woo
Takes her mother's place in the Joy Luck Club, her mother wanted her to be gifted and was never satisfied with her, visits her two half sisters in China (Mothers wish)
Aiyi
Aunt and dear friend of Canning Woo that he and Jing mei met in China
Lili
Jing Mei's little cousing that she meets in China
Wang Chwun Yu and Wang Chwun Hwa
Twin sisters from Suyuan Woo's first marriage that she left on the side of the road
Mei Ching
Woman in China that found Suyuan's twins on the side of the road and raised them
LIndo JOng
Forced to marry Tyan-yu who she had no romantic interest in, tricked Tyan-yu's family into letting her go, came to America and met Tin Jong (husband)
Waverly Jong
Named after the street where she grew up, chess prodigy, has a daughter from her first marriage, engaged, proud and sort of rude.
Rich Schields
Waverly's fiance, he and Waverly are in love, doesn't understand Chinese customs
Shoshana Jong
Waverly's daughter from a previous marriage, four years old
Husang Taitai
Mother of Tyan-yu (boy Lindo is forced to marry), unkind to LIndo
Tyan-yu
Boy that Lindo becomes betrothed to (against her will), they do not sleep together and have no romantic interest in each other.
Ying ying St. Clair
Sees things before they happen, doesn't lover her husband, is very passive but wants to bring out her "tiger spirit" and teach it to her daughter
Clifford St. Clair
American man who married Ying-ying St. Clair, calls her Betty, loves her and met her in China
Lena St. Clair
Fragile and passive, was scared her family would fall apart, she allows herself to be sort of bullied by her husband, feels very Chinese
Harold Livotny
Lena's husband who makes sure they split everything evenly, doesn't want to share, starts his own architectural business
An mei Hsu
Goes to live with her mother (the fourth wife) when she is young, has lots of children, believes she can save her son (Bing) after he has died
George Hsu
Husband of An-mei
Mah Jong
A Chinese four-player game determined by luck, always played at the Joy Luck Club, Joy luck was started to raise money and to raise the spirits of the four members. They wanted to bring good fortune on themselves. It was started during the war in Kweilin, and the members held regular feasts and celebrated. They wanted to forget their pain and suffering for a while and just have fun.
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