The Joy Luck Club Entry 2

When Popo was dying, An-mei’s mother cut off a piece of her arm’s meat and put it into a soup she was brewing. She then fed this to Popo in an effort to save her. Though it could not save Popo, An-mei saw that this was how a daughter should honor a mother, and that the pain should mean nothing against a mother’s life. She understood the worth of this pain. An-mei says that this is how she came to love her mother. I believe this event made An-mei realize that, even when Popo believed her daughter was a disgrace, An-mei’s mother had honored Popo, and cut her flesh for her. It made her see that nothing should come between the respect a daughter has for her mother. An-mei, too, could forget what was on the surface and