The Joy Luck Club why in an-mai taught that her mother is a ghost?

Answer 1

An-mei believes her mother is a ghost because of her family's traditional beliefs and superstitions. She sees her mother as a ghost because she left her family and never returned, leading An-mei to feel disconnected from her mother and to carry a sense of loss and betrayal. This belief serves as a way for An-mei to cope with her feelings of abandonment.