The Joy Luck Club/YMMV


 * Rounded Character: A specifically-praised aspect of the novel is that it was among the most prominent to portray Chinese-American women as such.
 * Tear Jerker: Suyuan Woo giving up her twins.
 * Also, when Suyuan assures her daughter that she is not entirely worthless and gives her a jade necklace.
 * In the film,.
 * The book is filled to the brim with them.
 * Also, Jing-Mei
 * Every subplot's climax in the film is tear jerking, actually... well, except Lindo's.
 * Values Dissonance: Some of the parenting methods from 1920s and 1950s China may seem abusive to a modern audience.
 * The Woobie: An-mei's mother, most definitely.
 * All the main characters in the film. Most males are either abusive or clueless, so the women are even more sympathetic.
 * True Art Is Angsty: Every main character, especially mothers, all have messed up life. Everybody love it.