![]() ![]() This means that Jing-Mei was of the essence to her two sisters. The first definition meant "Long-Cherished Wish," and the other meaning was "Long-Held Grudge." Moreover, he explained that Jing-Mei’s name meant pure essence or excellent. He explained that the name had two meanings. He started off by explaining the meaning of her wife’s name who was already dead. The meaning of names is momentous to pick up the sacred relationship that existed between Suyuan and her daughters Jing-Mei, Chwun Yu and Chwun Hwa. It is important for a reader to know the meaning of names used in the story to comprehend the Chinese culture. In the late night, Canning decided to teach about Chinese culture. Symbolism in a Pair of TicketsĬanning explaining the meaning of the names was symbolic. The incidence shows her anxious nature (Tan, 278). The native-born Chinese decides to take meal including hamburgers, French fries as well as apple pie à la mode. While still, they were in the hotel, she was ready to enjoy the Chinese dish. In the story, Jing-Mei is portrayed as an anxious character. They decided to rent an expensive hotel contrary to Jing-Mei’s expectations. Her desire to the family a member is clearly expressed when she started taking photographs with her Polaroid camera. Moreover, other family members also joined them. They were warmly welcomed by Canning's great-aunt. In the end, a tedious and a tiresome journey from America, they Jing-Mei, and her father arrived in China. She later asked Auntie Lindo to write a letter to her sisters to inform them that their mother was dead (Tan, 269-271). ![]() Afterward, Jing-Mei admits being one of her half-sisters about the death of their mother. However, the message was taken to the Joy Luck Club by Auntie Lindo accompanied by women singing Suyuan Woo. Canning Woo tells Auntie Lindo to write a letter back to the twin girls to inform them that their mother had already died. In 1944, she forced the two children aside of the road (Tan, 268). The twin daughters belonged to Suyuan in her first marriage. They were both weeping after receiving a letter from her twin sisters about their mother’s death. At first, they are on the train with her father, Canning Woo who was at the age of seventy-two. Jing-Mei has the feelings that she is a Chinese. I am becoming Chinese" The paper analyses the themes, characterization, symbolism, and features of styles used in the "A Pair of Tickets." The story opens up the moment Jing-Mei feels that she is pretty a Chinese, "I think, my mother was right (Tan, 267). The desire to meet her sisters on her mother’s side developed intensively. Initially, Jing-Mei was not aware of her identity until when she goes on a trip to China and acquires the story about her mother’s past. "A Pair of Tickets" emerges as the final story in the novel. The Amy Tan’s is popularly known as the 1998 novel, 'The Joy Luck Club’ which comprises of several short stories. ![]()
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