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分析电影《喜福会》所表现的中西方文化差异英语论文

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AnAnalysisoftheCulturalDifferencesBetweenChinaandtheWestfromTheJoyLuckClub

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分析电影《喜福会》所表现的中西方文化差异

年级2009级英语本科五班

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分析电影《喜福会》所表现的中西方文化差异

毕业论文（设计）的立题依据

由于中西方文化差异，每个国家都有各自不同的文化之处。

通过对中西文化进行比较研究，探求两者之间存在的差异及文化根源，有助于增进中西方之间的互相理解与沟通。

同时通过本文的分析研究，深入了解中西方文化差异的原因。

主要内容及要求

本文以电影《喜福会》系列为切入点，主要从教育方式方面、爱情观和婚姻观方面、价值观方面、语言表达方面、称谓语方面,对比和比较了中国和美国在文化诸多方面的差异，生活化地描写了中西方文化差异与交融。

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摘要

本文以电影《喜福会》系列为切入点，对比和比较了中国和美国在文化诸多方面的差异，主要从以下几方面进行了讨论：

教育方式方面、爱情观和婚姻观方面、价值观方面、语言表达方面、称谓语方面。

通过对电影《喜福会》中不同人物性格、生活方式及个人命运的刻画，生活化地描写了中西方文化差异与交融，也深刻细致地表达出这种差异和交融对人们的启发和思考，表达作家谭恩美得人生观和中西方文化交融中的世界观。

几位女性主人公的命运是中西方文化差异和交融的现实体现。

关键词：

教育方式；爱情观；婚姻观；价值观；文化差异

Abstract

ThispaperusesTheJoyLuckClubseriesasanentrypoint,contrastsandcomparesthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenChinaandAmericainmanyaspectsofculture,mainlydiscussedfromthefollowingaspects:

waysofeducation,viewsofloveandmarriage,sensesofvalue,waysoflanguageexpressionandaddressterms.ThearticledescribesthedifferenceandcombinationofChineseandwesterncultureaccordingtodifferentfigurecharacters,livingways,andindividualfatesinthemovieTheJoyLuckClub,andalsoprofoundlyexpressespeople’sinspirationandponderinguponthedifferenceandcombination.ThefatesofseveralfemalefiguresinthemoviearetherealisticmanifestationofthedifferenceandcombinationofChineseandwesterncultures.

Keywords:

waysofeducation;viewsoflove;viewsofmarriage;value;culturaldifferences

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Contents

摘要i

Abstractii

Chapter1Introduction.................................................................................................1

1.1BriefIntroductiontotheAuthor..........................................................................1

1.2BriefIntroductionoftheNovel..........................................................................1

1.3IntroductionAbouttheThesis.............................................................................2

Chapter2TheDifferencesBetweenAmericanandChineseCulturesPresented

intheMovie....................................................................................................................3

2.1TheChineseCultureintheMovie.......................................................................3

2.2DifferentViewsonLoveandMarriage..............................................................3

2.2.1MaternalLoveinTheJoyLuckClub..…....................................................3

2.2.2DifferentViewsonMarriage……..............................................................6

2.3DifferentSensesofValue……............................................................................8

2.3.1TheDifferencesBetweenChineseFamilyinthePeckingOrder

andAmericanFamilyofEquality.......................................................................8

2.3.2TheDifferencesBetweenChineseTraditionalFamilyConcept

andAmericanIndividualism...............................................................................9

2.3.3China’sModestComityandAmericanFoursquarePeople....................10

2.4DifferentWaysofLanguageExpression….....................................................11

2.5DifferentUsesofAddressTerms......................................................................12

Chapter3CompatibilityBetweenChineseandAmericanCulture.......................14

Chapter4ExploringtheMethodsoftheHarmoniousCoexistenceof

Sino-USCulturefromTheJoyLuckClub…………................................................16

4.1ToEnhancePoliticalandCulturalExchanges..................................................16

4.2ToShowUnderstandingofandRespectforForeignCultures.........................17

4.3ToSeekCommonPointsWhileReservingDifferences..................................19

Chapter5Conclusion.................................................................................................20

Bibliography................................................................................................................21

Acknowledgements.....................................................................................................22

AnAnalysisoftheCulturalDifferencesBetweenChinaandtheWestfromTheJoyLuckClub

Chapter1Introduction

1.1BriefIntroductiontotheAuthor

AmyTan（Chinese:

譚恩美;bornFebruary19,1952）isaChineseAmericanwriterwhoseworksexploremother-daughterrelationships.In1993,Tan’sadaptationofherfirstnovel,TheJoyLuckClub,becameacommerciallysuccessfulfilm.Thebookhasbeentranslatedinto35languages.

1.2BriefIntroductionoftheNovel

TheJoyLuckClubisawell-knownAmerican-ChinesewriterAmyTan’srepresentativeworks.

Inthenovel,shepresentedtothereaderfourChineseimmigrantmothersandtheirdaughters.AlthoughlivinginAmerica,theimmigrantmothersclingtoChinesetraditionalculture.TheyorganizetheJoyLuckClubregularly,aweeklymeetingofbestChinesefriends.Fourmotherswiththeirownviewoftheworld,theirworldviewisbasedontheirexperiencesoflifeinChina.However,thegirlsfromtheirmotherscannotunderstandtheChineseculturebecausetheyareborninAmerica.Sotheconflictshavebeenvividlydescribedinthisbook.Astimegoesby,afteraseriesofmisunderstandingsandconflicts,theybegintounderstandeachother.Thetwogenerationsgointoharmonywiththeireffortsoflove.

1.3IntroductionAbouttheThesis

Thethesisisthediscussionaboutthemother-daughtercollisionandcompatibilitybetweenChineseandAmericancultures,itisdividedintofivemajorparts:

Introduction,ThedifferencebetweenAmericanandChineseculturespresentedinthemovie,CompatibilitybetweenChinese&Americanculture,exploringthemethodsoftheharmoniouscoexistenceofSino-USculturefromTheJoyLuckClub,conclusion.Inaddition,thepaperarguesthatmother-daughterconflictpresentedthedifferentculturebetweenChinaandAmericaninthemovie.Moreimportantly,afteraseriesofmisunderstandings,thetwogenerationsareinharmonywhichmeansculturalcompatibilitybetweenChinaandAmerica.Itbringshopethatcontradictionoroppositionsinourlivesbetweenpastandpresent,betweengenerationandbetweenculturescanpossiblybewellreconciled.

Chapter2TheDifferencesBetweenAmericanandChineseCulturesPresentedintheMovie

2.1TheChineseCultureintheMovie

Inthemovie,wecanseethatthefourmother-immigrantsholdTheJoyLuckClubeveryweek.Alltheirbestfriendsandrelatedpeoplewillattend.TheycookChinesefood,wearChinesetraditionalclothes.Especially,theyprefertoplaymahjong.Itundoubtedlyprovidesaplacefortheotherstogetinretrospect.

Inmyoppinion,Ithinkthatplayingmahjongreflectsthecharacterofapersonandthecultureofanation.InthemovieTheJoyLuckClub,wecanseefourvividcharactersatthemahjongtable.Jingmei（theleadingacterss）playsmahjongwiththreeeldlywomen,theexpressionandbehaviorofAuntieLindo,sheisaggressiveandmightyasweseeafterthemovietellingthestoriesbetweensheandherdaughter.AnalysingthecharacterofAuntieLindo,cultureofthemahjongcanpresent.Whenplayingmahjong,everypersonpreferstosuppresstheothers,makingeveryendeavortowin.Ifsomethingindicateshewilllose,hewilldestroyallthegamestomakeeveryonelose.Butpeopleareenjoyingstrifingopenlyandsecretly.SuchagamemirrorsmostofChinesecharacters：

passive,defensive,selfish.Instead,asweknow,pokersaremorepopularinAmerica.SoitishardtobeacceptedbytheAmerica-borngirls.

2.2DifferentViewsofLoveandMarriage

2.2.1MaternalLoveintheJoyLuckClub

Everymotherlovesherchildorchildren.AlthoughtheJoyLuckClubmothersareverystrictwiththeirdaughters,theystilllovetheirdaughters.AndthematernallovethefourmothersimparttotheirdaughtersisjustatypicalChineseone.ThematernalloveofChinesemothersisnotasdirectasthatofAmericanmothers.Chinesemothersdonotkissandhugtheirdaughtersandsay“Iloveyou”tothemliketheirAmericancounterparts.MothersalllovetheirdaughtersinaChineseway. 

First,justasthewomanintheprefaceoftheFeathersFromAThousandLiAwaycooestoherswan,InAmericaIwillhaveadaughterjustlikeme.Butovertherenobodywillbemeasuredbytheloudnessofherhusband’sbelch.Overtherenobodywillbelookdownonher,becauseIwillmakeherspeakonlyperfectAmericanEnglish.Andoverthereshewillalwaysbetoofulltoswallowanysorrow!

Shewillknowmymeaning,becauseIwillgiveherthisswan—acreaturethatbecamemorethanwhatwashopedfor. theJoyLuckClubmothersputhighexpectationsupontheirdaughters.Theyhopetheirdaughterswillbecomesuccessful.Theybegintoplanfortheirdaughters’futuresincetheyarechildren.Theydon’tcarewhethertheirdaughtersliketheplanornot,becauseintraditionalChineseculture,sonsanddaughtersmustobeytheirparents,andtheycannotrebelagainsttheparents.Iftheydothis,itisfilialimpiety,andtheywillbecriticizedbythefamilymembersandtheneighborsandthesociety.

Second,theJoyLuckClubmotherscriticizetheirdaughtersmuchmoreinstea