44. Waverly Jong (The Joy Luck Club)

Big Reputations

In this episode, we discuss the literary character Waverly Jong, from the book and film The Joy Luck Club. We talk about how she was seen by her mother, and other women in the book. We dive into how audiences reacted to Waverly’s conflicts and relationships, both the good and the bad. And lastly, we ​analyze Waverly’s motivations, and dig into her relationship with her mother and how it affects her outlook on life.

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Hosts: Kimberly Kunkle and Rebecca L. Salois

Logo Design: Samantha Marmolejo

Music: Shawn P. Russell

Sound Consultant and Mixing: Shawn P. Russell

Recording and Editing: Rebecca L. Salois

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Sources:

• The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan
• The Joy Luck Club film, currently streaming on Amazon
• “American Rules and Chinese Faces: The Games of Amy Tan’s ‘The Joy Luck Club.’” by Tara Fickle
  
• “‘Only Two Kinds of Daughters’: Inter-Monologue Dialogicity in The Joy Luck Club,” by Stephen Souris
• “A Summary and Analysis of Amy Tan’s ‘Rules of the Game’ by Oliver Tearle