Without Wood- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan: point of view

In this chapter, Rose Hsu Jordan is the narrator. The point of view from this chapter is from Rose's perspective. Rose tells stories of her mother's predictions of Rose's husband, Ted. Rose tells of her difficulties that come along with marrying Ted. Through Rose's point of view, she really shows how hurt she is that Ted found someone else. She says, "And the answer, the one that was important above everything else, ran through my body and fell from my lips: 'You can't just pull me out of your life and throw me away'" ( Tan 196). Through this, Rose has poured her heart out and stood up for herself. She finally comes to terms on what she deserves and expects nothing less. This reminds me of many movies where the main character has been continuously hurt until they stand up for themselves in the end.