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从电影《喜福会》看中美文化差异,英语论文,有写过的人吗,

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从电影《喜福会》看中美文化差异,英语论文,有写过的人吗,

董双梅回答:

  这个可以给你参考一下“joy”or“join”----cultureshockbetweentheeastandthewest

  Thejoyluckofclubisthetitleofthisnovel.ItisalsoheldbySuyuan,Jingmei’smother,togather4familiesimmigratedtoAmericain1949.Whatisthepurposeofholdingsuchapartyeachweek?Theansweristobejoyfulasthenameofparty------thejoyluckclub.4oldladiesalwaysplaymaijiangandtellfunnystoriesintheparty.Everyoneheretrieshisorherbesttopretendtobehappy.However,deeplyinsidetheirhearts,allofthemhavetheirownsorrows.

  Whatmakesthemunhappy?ThosepainsarecausednotonlybytheirlivesinoldChinabutalsobythemisunderstandingoftheirownAmerica-borndaughters.SoIthinkthenameofthebookisironic.

  Howcomedaughtersdonotunderstandtheirmothers?Itiscausedbycultureshockbetweentheeastandthewest.

  “3obedienceand4virtues”vs.Individualfreedom

  InChinesetradition,wivesmustfollowherownparents,husbandsandparents-in-low.Theyarenotallowedtohavetheirownideaandhavenorighttochoosetheirownlife.Iftheydonotobeytherules,theywillbeconsideredtobeabadwoman.Thispointisshowninthefirstpartofthebook-------4mothers’sadlivesinoldChina.AlthoughtheyhaveescapedfromChina,theyalsohaveChinesetraditionalcharacters.

  However,inAmerica,childrenhaveequalrightswiththeirparents.Theycanchoosetheirownlifeinthewayoftheylike.ItisnotdifficulttounderstandwhyAmerican-borndaughterscannotlikethewayoftheirmotherseducatethem.

  TakeWaverlyforexample.Lindoasksherdaughtertoplaychessandtakepartinacontest.Afterwinningthegame,Lindoboastsherdaughter’sprizetoothers.Waverlycannotunderstandthiswayandevenhatethis.Shewrangleswithhermother.Inherview,itisherownhonor.Anditisnonebusinessofhermother.Sheaskshermotherthatifshewantstoshowoff,winsthegamebyherself.

  Motherswouldlikeadaughtertoobeytheirwillswhiledaughterswouldliketobefreeandindependent.

  CriticismVs.Encouragement

  Chineseparentsexpresstheirlovetochildrenthroughcriticism.Onthecontrary,theAmericanpeopleshowaffectionthroughencouragement.

  Forexample,SuyuanalwayscomparesherdaughterJingmeiwithWaverly.ShealwaysputsoutJingmei’sbadpoints.Thesethingsmakejingmeiunhappy.ShebelievesthathermotherwantstocontrolherandlikesWaverlymorethanher.Inordertoshowresistancetohermother,shedecidesnottoplaythepianothathermothertriesherbesttoletherlearn.

  Suyuanwantsherdaughtertobecameaswan,whichrepresentsherhope.Sheleftfrom

  Chinaforseekingabetterwaytoliveandfindinganewlifestyleforwomen.SheintenttoletherdaughterhavebeenrespectedbyothersinsteadofbeingaChinesetraditionalwoman.Howevershefails.Thefailureisindicatedatthebeginningofthebook.WhensuyuanarrivedinAmericatheimmigrationofficialspullsherswanawayfromher,leavingthewomenflutteringherarmsandwithonlyoneswanfeatherforamemory.

  ItisatragedytoJingmeiasshereallyhasatalentforplayingthepiano.Shedoesnotrealizeituntilhermotherdied.Thetreasonforthistragedyismisunderstandingbetween2generationsindifferentcultures.

  Chinesevs.English

  Thelinguisticbarrierexistsbetweeneachmotherandtheirchildren.Thechild