The Kitchen God's Wife explores the heritage of Pearl, a Chinese-American woman who has never really felt in touch with her family. When she is called home to San Francisco for an engagement party and a funeral, her aunt gives her an ultimatum, and then does the same with Pearl's mother Winnie, insisting that she tell Pearl about her troubled past. As Winnie reveals her life story, the two women become more deeply connected, reinforcing the novel's themes of cultural identity, family, and understanding.
A Constant Struggle In Amy Tans novel The Kitchen Gods Wife the life and journey of Winnie Louie is portrayed It shows how every part of her life from her childhood to her marriage and finally the love that changed her for who she is While Winnie was a child she had a constant need for a mother and the advice that could have save her from her marriage Her abusive and deranged husband Wen Fu and the war with Japan which she survived and made her stranger and able to fight for what she needed Fin