打破沉寂：《女勇士》与《喜福会》解读

摘要

In the history of Chinese American literature, Maxine Hong Kingston andAmy Tan are two most prominent representatives. In America, female Chinesewere constrained from voicing freely due to the double discriminationsimposed by the Caucasian-centralism society and the Chinese traditionalideology. Living in the dual cultural background with mingled cultures ofChinese and American origin, from their childhood Kingston and Tan wereconfused with their identities, particularly their identities as Chinese women.In order to escape from the predicament of identity and break the silence, theydedicated to writing. Through their masterpieces-The Woman Warrior andThe Joy Luck Club, they finally accomplished their identity search andarticulated loudly as Chinese American women. In this thesis, not only theprocess of the development in Chinese American literature, and the pilgrim ofidentity search by Kingston and Tan will be included, but also the distinctwriting strategies of their warmly welcomed masterpieces will be illustrated.

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Acknowledgements

摘要

英文提要

Introduction

Chapter One: The Woman Warrior and The Joy Luck Club

1. Development of Chinese American Literature

2. Maxine Hong Kingston and Amy Tan

3. The Woman Warrior and The Joy Luck Club

Chapter Two: the Theme of Identity Search

1. The Dual Cultural Background

2. The Double Predicament of Identity Search

3. Breaking the Silence

Chapter Three: Writing Style and Other Writing Strategies

1. The “Talk Story” Strategy

2. The Multi-Narrative Structure

3. Figurative Language

4. Chinese Folk Sayings

Conclusion

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