It's in Chinese
The Twenty Six Malignant Gates epigraph is based on stories people have told for many years.
A girl goes against her mother
Sometimes mothers do know best
The Twenty-Six Malignant Gates, also known as the nursery rhyme or cautionary tale in the book "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan, is said to contain dangerous and harmful things that children should avoid. However, the actual contents of the Twenty-Six Malignant Gates are not explicitly mentioned in the book. It is left to the reader's imagination, leaving the nature of the gates and what they contain open-ended.
It's in Chinese
It is written in a language she cannot read.
The Twenty Six Malignant Gates epigraph is based on stories people have told for many years.
She read it in The Twenty-Six Malignant Gates
The Twenty Six Malignant Gates epigraph is based on stories people have told for many years.
In "The Twenty-Six Malignant Gates" from Amy Tan's novel "The Joy Luck Club," the story starts with a mother warning her daughter about the dangers she may encounter in life. The mother tells the daughter to be careful and avoid making mistakes that could lead to negative consequences.
The Twenty Six Malignant Gates epigraph is based on stories people have told for many years. It also includes folk wisdom.
In The Joy Luck Club, "The Twenty-Six Malignant Gates" describe all of the the bad things that can happen outside the house.
A girl goes against her mother
A girl goes against her mother
Sometimes mothers do know best
It is based on stories people have told for many years.