The works of Amy Tan deserve utmost attention as she champions the cause of women who are victimized in a tradition bound society and who display the required fortitude and patience to overcome the hurdles in their lives. Further, the voice of the novelist is distinctly heard in every novel as she empathizes with the plight of women. Amy Tan's perspectives on motherhood which ails from certain social and traditional maladies. The current study critiques mother-daughter relationship in her fictional works taking into account the situations confronted by immigrant mothers and American born...