Conflict and Blending between American Daughters and Their Chinese MothersA Study of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club.doc

PAGE I Conflict and Blending between American Daughters and Their Chinese Mothers A Study of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club Abstract Difference between Chinese and Western cultures has always been a main source of conflict between local people and citizens of Chinese origin. In The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan describes the conflicts between the mothers and daughters to show us different culture traditions, perceptions of life, etc. between American and Chinese culture. In the end, the two different cultures merge together. Nowadays, with the development of globalization, more contacts require an effective way of communication to narrow the gap between different cultures. So, in this thesis, through systematic study of The Joy Luck Club by analyzing what are the conflicts, and why they have conflicts, the author would like to dissect the main reasons of cultural conflicts and find proper ways in blending cultures. Keywords: The Joy Luck Club; Culture; Conflicts; Communication 摘 要 西方的中国移民和当地人的矛盾很大程度上源于东西方文化的差异。在小说《喜福会》中，作者谭恩美在描写母女矛盾时表达了不同的文化传统、意识形态等的重要影响作用。在小说的结尾，母女的矛盾化解了，而原因大致可以归纳为：母亲与生俱来的母爱和有效的沟通交流。如今，全球化加速，不同文化背景的人与人之间的接触更多了,在这种情况下，寻找一种有效的交流方式就显得格外重要。在这篇论文中，我将系统地对小说《喜福会》进行研究分析。母女间矛盾是什么？为什么会有矛盾？同时，我将试图通过以上分析为文化冲突最终找到合适的解决方法。 关键词：《喜福会》; 文化; 矛盾; 交流  ContentsTOC \o 1-3 \h \u HYPERLINK \l _Toc295306280 Abstract PAGEREF _Toc295306280 \h I HYPERLINK \l _Toc295306281 摘 要 PAGEREF _Toc295306281 \h II HYPERLINK \l _Toc295306282 Chapter One Introduction PAGEREF _Toc295306282 \h 1 HYPERLINK \l _Toc295306283 Chapter Two The Mothers Sufferings PAGEREF _Toc295306283 \h 2 HYPERLINK \l _Toc295306284 2.1 The Sufferings of June Woos Mother -Suyuan Woo PAGEREF _Toc295306284 \h 2 HYPERLINK \l _Toc295306285 2.2 The Sufferings of Roses Mother -An-mei Hsu PAGEREF _Toc295306285 \h 2 HYPERLINK \l _Toc295306286 2.3 The Sufferings of Waverlys Mother -Lindo Jong PAGEREF _Toc295306286 \h 2 HYPERLINK \l _Toc295306287 2.4 The Sufferings of Lenas Mother -Ying Ying Gu PAGEREF