analysis on the identity duality of
chinese IMMIGRANTS IN america THROUGH the joy luck club
摘 要
《喜福会》是著名美国籍华裔女作家谭恩美的处女作，是一部关于中国母亲与美国化女儿之间的冲突的小说。作者在小说中主要描述了四对移民母女的关系和她们之间由于文化的差异而引起的冲突，移民身份的双重性使得该小说中的母亲与女儿们在双重文化中进退两难，而且还令她们面临身份危机。而这种母女双方在双重文化中进退两难的境地和身份危机导致了她们之间的冲突。本文通过对《喜福会》文本及其所透视出的文化冲突与融合的分析，说明在全球化环境中，中国移民应该在不同文化中找到一个平衡点，并以正确的态度来对待文化冲突及身份危机。
关键词：《喜福会》；身份危机；文化冲突；双重文化困境
ABSTRACT
The Joy Luck Club is the first novel of Amy Tan. It is a narrative about the conflicts between Chinese mothers and Americanized daughters. In the novel she mainly describes the relationship between the Joy Luck Club mothers and their daughters and cultural conflicts. The duality of the Chinese immigrants often makes the daughters fall into a bicultural dilemma and identity crisis. Both the bicultural dilemma and identity crisis make the mothers and daughters be in a loss and bring the conflicts between them. Through contextual analysis of the Joy Luck Club and the cultural conflicts and blending embodied in it, this paper demonstrates that in the age of globalization a balance should be kept among different cultures, and a right attitude towards cultural conflicts and identity crisis should be taken.
Keywords：The Joy Luck Club; Identity Crisis; Cultural Conflict; Bicultural Dilemma
Contents
1. Amy Tan and Her Novel the Joy Luck Club 1
1.1 Social Background of Amy Tan 1
1.2 Introduction of the Joy Luck Club 1
2．The Duality of Chinese Immigrants 2
2.1 The Mothers and Daughters in a Bicultural Dilemma 2
2.2 The Mothers with Chinese Traditions 3
2.3 The Daughters with American Value 4
2.4 The Mothers and Daughters in Identity Crisis 5
3. The Conflicts between American and Chinese Cultures Embodied in the Novel 7
4. A Correct Attitude towards Culture 9
5. Conclusion 10
Acknowledgements 12
References: 13
