Abstract
This thesis probed into the study of the cultural dilemma in The Woman Warrior by applying the “third space” theory proposed by Homi Bhabha, one of the most well-known post-colonists. The Chinese American writer, Maxine Kingston, rewrote the traditional Chinese stories to such an extent that it catered to the satisfaction of the while readers, but begot the great displeasure of the Chinese people. Based on the text of The Woman Warrior, the thesis does not only provide an anlysis of the rewriting, but it also gives an explanation of the cultural dilemma of the Chinese American in the 1960s and 1970s. By creating the third space, the writer succeeds in breaking the dilemma and finally wins cultural identity for all of the Chinese Americans.
Keywords
The Woman Warrior; the third space; cultural dilemma; cultural identity.
Contents
Abstract I
Contents I
Introduction…………………………………………………………… .2
1. The previous interpretation of The Woman Warrior……………………4
1.1 The misunderstanding of the previous critics on The Woman Warrior ………..4
1.2 Other supporters' views on the cultural identity………………………………5
2. Analysis of the Rewriting in the Novel…………………………………7
2.1 The rewriting of the traditional Chinese stories……………………………….7
2.2 The reason of the rewriting……………………………………………………9
3. The Application of the Third Space Theory in the Cultural Dilemma...11
3.1 The definition of the third space……………… …………….………….11
3.2 How the third space theory is applied into the book……………………….. 11
3.3 The results Kingston gets from the rewriting of the stories…………………12
4. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………….16
References……………………………………………………………………………..17
