Jing-Mei’s mother passed away, so she was going to replace her at the Joy Luck Club. She was to be the fourth corner and would sit in her mother’s seat at the mah jong table. It was thought that Jing-Mei’s mother died with unfinished business left behind.
Jing-Mei told the story of how her mother started the Joy Luck Club. It was the year her parents left China. When they arrived in San Francisco, they joined the First Chinese Baptist Church and attended weekly Bible study class and choir practice. Through these events, she met the Hsus, the Jongs, and the St. Clairs. She came up with the idea of Joy Luck to raise spirits. She said, “We knew we had luxuries few people could afford. We were the lucky ones.” They used the Joy Luck gatherings as excuses to move on and forget past wrongs. Many people believed they were HUBRIS, but the Joy Luck ignored them. The club gave them hope.
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