This may be significant as it suggests that not only has June’s mother never let go of her daughters but she has also never forgotten them. Throughout her life she has written to friends in China asking for their help. June’s mother has never been able to let go of the past and abandoning her daughters. The theme of letting go or rather the inability to let go is evident in the story. Her death was sudden and it is as though June is on a pilgrimage to find out more about her mother and her two sisters. June’s mother is still very much part of her daughter’s life. It is also interesting that June’s mother once told her that she would one day feel Chinese as it suggests that despite being dead. This is a surprise to June as she has never felt Chinese nor did her friends every consider her to be Chinese despite her heritage. June has arrived in China and for the first time in her life she feels Chinese. Taken from her The Joy Luck Club collection the story is narrated in the first person by a woman called Jing-Mei Woo (June) and from the beginning of the story the reader realizes that Tan may be exploring the theme of belonging. In A Pair of Tickets by Amy Tan we have the theme of belonging, heritage, identity, letting go, connection and hope.
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