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女性主义与《喜福会》1

乐山师范学院

学士学位论文

OnAwakeningofFeminismConsciousnessinTheJoyLuckClub

《喜福会》中女性主义意识的觉醒

作者梁鑫完成日期2012年4月26日

指导教师付玉职称讲师

院别外国语学院专业英语

班级2008级8班学号08280319

二零一二年四月二十六日

LESHANTEACHERSCOLLEGE

OnAwakeningofFeminismConsciousnessinTheJoyLuckClub

By

LiangXin

Supervisor:

FuYu

2012LESHAN

Acknowledgements

IamparticularlyindebtedtomyinstructorMrs.FuYuforguidingmetoaccomplishmygraduationpaper.Iwouldliketothankallhergreatconcernandenthusiasticsupport.Withthepurposeoffinishingthegraduationpaperinaprofessionalway,Mrs.FuYuinstructsthepaperwithherprofoundknowledgeandteachingexperience.Inaddition,Ialsowanttoexpressmygratitudetotheauthorswhosebooksarelistedinthebibliography.

Abstract

TheJoyLuckClubhasbecomewell-knownsinceitwaspublished.Meanwhile,theauthorAmyTaniscelebratedforherbookandherthoughts.AmyTanisaChinese-Americanwriter.Duetoherspeciallifeexperience,shecanconstructacomplicatedliteratureworldforreaders.TheJoyLuckClubisanovelaboutcultureshockbetweenChinaandAmerica,includingfamilyeducationandmarriage.Itisaboutfourmothersandfourdaughters,forinstance,mothers'miserableexperiencewhentheywereyoungincludingtheirunhappymarriageandtheirunbearablelife,andhowtheygetridofthesesadmemoriesandgetbacktheconfidenceoflife.However,daughterswereborninAmerica,theygetAmericaneducationandholdAmericanthoughts.SotheyaredifferentfromtheirmotherswhowerelockedbytraditionalthoughtsofChina.Inthebook,therearemanyepisodesaboutconflictsbetweenmotheranddaughter.Daughterspursuepersonalityandfreedom,theyarenotwillingtoobeytheirmother.Buttheycannotgetridofthelifeinterventionoftheirmothertotally.Theirmarriage,inparticular,theytreatedastheirownbusiness.Butmothersthinkthattheyhavetherightandneedtogivesomesuggestion.Thedifferentideasofmothersanddaughtersarelikeaninvisiblegapbetweenthem.However,mothersanddaughtershavebeenlinkedforever,andtheyalwayshopeeachothercanbehappy.Inthenovel,womenwererankedlowinoldChinasociety,theymustbeobedienttotheirhusbandandtheyhadnorighttoshowtheirideasinpublic.AndthesameastrueinAmerica,womenalwaysstoodatalowerpositionthanmen.TheJoyLuckClubusesfeminismconsciousnesstoappealtopatriarchalsociety.Fromthestruggleofmothersanddaughtersfortheirsuccess,authorshowsthatfeminismconsciousnesshadrisensuccessfully.Thisthesisusesfeminismconsciousnessasasourceandtellsreadershowthosewomenchangetheirunbearablelifestepbystep.Throughanalysisoffeminismconsciousnessawakening,thispaperattemptstodrawmoresocialattentiononwomen'ssocialstatus.

Keywords:

TheJoyLuckClub;FeminismConsciousness;Awakening

摘要

《喜福会》一经发表就轰动一时。

同时，它的作者谭恩美也因这部著作以及她的思想而享誉全球。

谭恩美是一名美籍华裔作家，由于她特殊的生活经历，构筑起一个复杂的文学世界，为广大读者带来了一场文学的饕餮盛宴。

《喜福会》是一部关于中美文化冲突，家庭教育，婚姻等的小说。

书中写了四位母亲和她们的女儿的故事。

其中包括母亲们年轻时的遭遇，如她们不幸的婚姻，她们所承受的生活磨难，以及她们如何摆脱痛苦的记忆，从新拾起生活的信心。

女儿们都在美国出生，接受了美式教育，拥有美式思维，不再像她们的母亲一样为中国的传统思维束缚而苦恼。

书中很多地方描写到女儿们和母亲们的冲突。

她们追求个性和自由，不愿被母亲左右思维。

但是，她们却不能完全摆脱母亲对她们生活的干预，尤其是他们认为的只属于自己的婚姻。

母亲们则认为自己有权力和必要给女儿一些婚姻的建议。

母女意见的不和，让他们之间横亘着一条隐形的鸿沟。

然而，母亲和女儿间永远有一条隔扯不断的线。

他们永远希望彼此能够幸福。

书中写到，在传统的旧中国，女性的地位是比较低下的：

在家里她们得听从丈夫；在社会上他们也没有说话的权力。

即使是在新兴的美国，女性的地位也不能完全得到认可，他们总是处在比男性更低一等的位置上。

《喜福会》以女性主义的视角来为广大的女性申诉，通过母亲和女儿为悲苦的命运抗争，直到最后的胜利，充分体现了女性主义意识的成功崛起。

一开始他们选择沉默，忍气吞声，但是最后他们终于打破了沉默，努力改变自己的命运，最终成为自己生活的主宰。

本篇论文以女性主义意识为源头，挖掘女性们如何一步步改变不堪的命运，旨在加深读者对女性主义意识的认识，呼唤社会对广大女性的关注，加大解决女性问题的力度。

关键字：

《喜福会》；女性主义意识；觉醒

Contents

Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………….1

.Feminism………………………………………………………………...…………………………2

1.1Therisingoffeminism….……………………………………………….............................2

1.2Branchesoffeminism….………………………………………………...............…….…...2

.GenderDiscriminationinTheJoyLuckClub…………………….…….…………………..….…3

2.1Mothers'miserablefateinthenovel……………………………………..……….…….…3

2.1.1LindoJong'sstory………………………………………………………….….…...….3

2.1.2ThestoryofAnmei'smother…………………………………………………….….…4

2.1.3Yingying'ssadstory…………………………………………………….…………..…5

2.2Daughters'unhappymarriage……………………………….……………..………….……6

2.2.1Lena'ssilence…………………………………………………………………....……6

2.2.2Rose'shelplessness………………………………………………….…………………7

.FeminineInitiative………………………………………………………………………….…….8

3.1Awakeningofmothers'FeminismConsciousness……………………………………...…8

3.1.1LindoJong'sstruggle………………………………………………….……………9

3.1.2Anmei'srevival……………….…………………………………………………..…9

3.1.3Yingying'sfighting………………………………………….………………….….10

3.2AwakeningofDaughter'sFeminismConsciousness……….……………………………..10

3.2.1Rose'sdivorce…………………………………………………………….…..……11

3.2.2Lena'saction………………………………………………………………….……11

Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………..13

References…………………………………………………………………………………...……...14

附1论文独创性声明………………………………………………………………..……………...15

附2论文使用授权声明……………………………………………………………..……………...16

OnAwakeningofFeminismConsciousnessinTheJoyLuckClub

Introduction

TheJoyLuckClubhasbecomewell-knownsinceitwaspublished.Meanwhile,theauthorAmyTanwascelebratedforherbookandthoughts.AmyTanwasaChinese-Americanwriter.Forherspeciallifeexperience,shecouldconstructacomplicatedliteratureworldforreaders.TheJoyLuckClubdescribedasubtlefeelingbetweenmothersanddaughters.Anditwasnotonlygettingalotofrewards,butalsowasfilmedandbecameanotedfilm.Inrecentyears,manypeoplebecomeinterestedinthethoughtsoffeminismofthisbook.Withthedevelopmentofsociety,women'ssocialstatusisupgrading.However,therearestillexistingmanyquestionsthatsocietycannotdealwithatashorttime.TheJoyLuckClubreflectedsometraditionalwomen'sinnerheart,andshowedthatallofthemcouldhandletheirtoughsituationsuccessfully.Inthisbook,mothersanddaughterswerestrugglingfortheirunluckyfateorunhappylives.Atfirst,theyweresilent,theychosetogrinandbearit.Butatlast,theybecamethemasteroftheirlife.Theybrokethesilenceandshoutedouttheirneeds.Theybecamebravetochangetheirunfortunatefate.Wecanfindthatinthisbookeverywomanusedtoexperienceahardlife,buttheycouldholdonandseethehopeoflife.Wecandiscoverthestrongconsciousnessoffeminismshowedonthosewomen.

Thisthesisfallsintofourchapters.Thefirstpartisintroduction,andthesecondoneisabouttheconsciousnessoffeminism.Inthepart,theauthordiscussessomethingaboutfeminism,including,itsdefinition,itssort.Thethirdpartandtheforthpartarethecenterofthisthesis.Theauthorwritestheunfairfateofthosewomenandtheirstrugglingandfightingatlast.Thelastpartisconclusion.Theauthorgivesasummaryoftheawakeningofthosewomen'sfeminism.

1.Feminism

1.1TheRisingofFeminism

“Feminismbeginswiththepremisethatwomen'sandmen'spositioninsocietyareresultofsocial,notnaturalorbiologicalfactors.Theydobelievethatwomen'sexperiences,concerns,andideasareasvaluableasthoseofmenandshouldbetreatedwithequalseriousnessandrespect”（L.Andersen,2003:

9）.Feminismisacollectionofmovementsaimedatdefining,establishing,anddefendingequalpolitical,economic,andsocialrightsforwomen.Inaddition,feminismseekstoestablishequalopportunitiesforwomenineducationandemployment.Although,thelivingsituationofwomenisdifferent—thedifferenceofregion,thedifferenceofrichandpoor,thedifferenceofcultureandrace,theyhavethesamepoint:

comparetomen,theyareinthelowerposition.Alongtimebefore,womanwastreatedunfairly.Theyhavetolistentotheirhusband.Theywerealmostunderthecontrolofmen.Theyhadnothavethesamerightsasmen.Theyhavenorighttovote,theyhavenorighttowork,andtheyhadtostayathomewhentheygotmarried.Theycouldnotgotoschooljustlikemen.Inaword,womenweretreatedastheappendageofmen.In17thcentury,EnglishpeopleMaryAstellbecameanotedfeministandputforwardherpointsaboutfeminism.“Sexdifferencesarebiological,butgenderencompassesallthetraitsthatacultureassignstoandinculcatesinmalesandfemale”（Kottak,2005:

185）.Atthattime,Englandwasgoingintoindustrialsociety,manyfactoriesbegantoacceptwomenworkers.Meanwhile,thedivisionoflaborofsocietyhadbeenchanged.Womenwerenotonlybelongingtohome,theycouldgoouttofindajob.

1.2BranchesofFeminismConsciousness

Thefirstoneisliberalismfeminism.Thiskindoffeminismpromotedreasonandchallengethetraditionalauthority.Itsupportedthatwomenandmenhadthesamerightinsociety.Everyonehadtheequalchancetorealizethemselves.Theyhavethesameopportunitytodeveloptheirpotential.Inaword,womenandmenwerethesame,theyshouldbetreatedequallyinsociety.Soliberalismfeministsthoughtthatifwomenhadthesamechanceasmen,theycouldbesuccessful.Andtheythoughtthatwomenandmenhadthesamerighttogeteducation.Theythoughtthatwomenwerenotcleverasmenbecausetheyhadnochancetogotoschool.Thesecondoneissocialismfeminism.Thiskindoffeminismadvocatedthatpeopleshouldnotdividethesocietytotwoparts,themenandwomensoclear.Becauseofthedivision,womenweretreatedunfairly.Thesocialismfeministsthoughtthatifwomenwantedtochangetheirsocialposition,theyneededtofightforthesamechance,alsotheyneededtohelptobringaboutabill.Andtheirtargetwasthatwomenandmenshouldgetthesameincomeandgetthesamejobs.

2.GenderDiscriminationinTheJoyLu