Bonds between mothers and daughters in Breath, Eyes, Memory and the Joy Luck Club. Breath, Eyes, Memory and Joy Luck Club both depict bonds between mothers and daughters. daughters. The relationship between mother and daughter depicted in BEM and JLC is largely influenced by a foreign culture that conflicts with American culture. However, this is where the similarities between the two novels end. After reading the Joy Luck Club, my interest in Chinese culture increased because it is a deeply rooted culture, very ancient and with a powerful philosophy. After reading Breath, Eyes, Memory, I have no interest in learning more about Haiti. The culture seems very dark, depressing and devoid of intelligent thought. For many immigrants, leaving their home is no easy task. For Sophie, leaving everything she's ever known wasn't very easy for her. It is also very difficult to remove someone or something for an environment that they are also used to; however you will never know your mother and the only way you can see her is to leave your homeland and everyone you know there. For a daughter not knowing her mother is a very difficult situation. Having a sister, I know the bond a mother and her daughter have. In many ways they are each other's confidants. For Sophie there were many things she knew that were okay with her; however, as I said before, you didn't know her mother and that gave her enough reason to leave everything to go to New York. When the opportunity finally arose, Sophie had to jump on it and get on a plane to the New World. Meeting her mother for the first time was very difficult for Sophie; however, the hardest thing to deal with was the tremendous change… in the middle of the paper… and why they would be of the same culture. The change from living in a place dominated by one culture to moving to a neighborhood that has a variety of cultures will take its toll. For example, it was unheard of for a girl not to listen to her mother, but in America, where individuality is more emphasized, it was normal for girls to try to find their own path. Bottom line, problems always come during immigration. In my opinion, immigration would be more successful if people realized how much they have in common with others rather than how different they are. It would also work more smoothly if we realized that people will be affected by the new culture and that change is inevitable. Works Cited: Danticat, Edwidge. Breath, Eyes, Memory. New York: Vintage, 1994. Tan, Amy. The Joy and Luck Club. New York: Putnam, 1989.