A person's ability to create their own identity often begins with determining their own internal set of ideologies and values. New York Times bestselling author Amy Tan is one of many great examples who was able to reflect her own values ​​in her bestselling novel, The Kitchen God's Wife. Known for incorporating mother-daughter relationships into her stories, Tan uses her novel to allow readers a glimpse inside her personal set of beliefs and values. The story follows a Chinese immigrant living in America, Winnie, who tries to reconnect with her "Americanized" daughter by reciting her story of the hardships she faced while living in Shanghai. While writing the novel, Tan was able to incorporate her own values ​​of creativity, integration into Chinese and American culture, and independence, influenced by her parents and surrounding environment. Therefore, Amy Tan's ability to overshadow her socially influenced values ​​of creativity, integration and independence in her critically acclaimed novel The Kitchen God's Wife demonstrated the identity crisis her characters go through when tied in a knot of two distinct cultures and opinions within. society. The creativity in Tan and Winnie's life is clearly evident through their occupations and recreational activities. Both Tan and Winnie decided to take the more artistic path to their careers to demonstrate their value for creativity. Tan is a critically acclaimed author, known for her multicultural fiction novels in which she incorporates a mixture of her life alongside that of her family. This demonstrates the value of Tan's creativity because she has embarked on an artistic career that requires her to be imaginative and creative. As for Winnie, she was the co-owner of Ding-Ho Flower S...... middle of paper...... characters in the novel as they all found ways to create their own identity. As Richard Grant once said, “The value of identity of course is that very often with it comes purpose.” Works Cited “Amy Tan Biography.” -- Success Academy. Np, nd Web. 05 May 2014. .Bradley, Paul T. "Rock Bottom Remainders, the all-star literary band featuring Stephen King, Scott Turow, Amy Tan and Dave Barry, plays its last show." Los Angeles Weekly. Np, June 21, 2012. Web. May 8, 2014. .Darraj, Susan M. Amy Tan. New York: Chelsea House, 2013. Ebook Infobase. Network. 03 April. 2014. .