he Joy Luck Club Summary Looking at the entire book, it is clear that the Joy Luck Club is a link to intergenerational and cross-cultural connections. Tan said: "To my mother and in memory of her mother, you once asked me what I would remember about this and much more." The novel develops with mother and daughter and Tan understands the special bonds between the women. The Joy Luck Club is set in San Francisco's Chinatown, but much of it takes place in flashbacks of the mothers' lives in China. As a result, we become acquainted with three different times and places: China, where the mothers grew up, San Francisco, where the daughters and mothers live, and America in general. This novel has four different parts. The book has four sections, each consisting of four chapters. This order represents the four seats at the Mah Jong table. Each chapter in a section is dedicated to a mother or daughter. Mothers approach their daughters while they play Mah Jong; they talk about yesteryear life and their life experience. At the same time, they understand their love...