joy luck club 1

The first section of this book was confusing and, dare I say, mildly annoying because of all the symbolism. I honestly do not seethe point in using it ever and think that things should just be described straight up. I do, however, see their references to the game of mah jongg. The colors are all symbolic and more similarities and symbolism lie in that there are four ladies that play the game. In doing so they each represent the four directions north, south, east, and west. The fact that they play this game in midst of all this peril tells me that they play it to escape their worldly troubles and that it is a very popular past time during this period. I also do not understand why the daughter wants to know her mothers life story so badly. This is going to sound really bad, but why does she care so much ? Obviously her mother is withholding information for a specific reason and she should respect that. Who knows? Maybe it is to keep from hurting her. I am sure the book will progress nicely and I might get into it as we move along but right now, I do not really enjoy it.