ChapterOneTheViewofLove毕业设计.docx

1、ChapterOneTheViewofLove毕业设计毕业论文IntroductionWhen talking about the famous sitcoms, many people will refer to “Friends” and “My Own Swordsman”. This is not hard to understand because both of them are very outstanding and successful sitcoms in America and China. Although the two sitcoms are very differ

2、ent in many aspects such as plot and release date, they have both perfectly mirrored the features of their ages and countries. Just because of this, we could clearly see both of the two countries cultural values via them and then feel the cultural differences between China and America.“Friends” is a

3、n American sitcom screenplay by David Crane and Marta Kauffman which aired on NBC from Sep.22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. In total, it has 10 seasons, 236 episodes. The sitcom mainly tells about the interesting and humorous stories of six young friends (Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Monica, Joey and Phoebe) in

4、an apartment of Manhattan, New York City. The life of the six friends is a vivid reflection of the life of American young people, so it attracts many audiences. Whats more, depending on its humorous words and ups and downs of the plot, “Friends” became famous very quickly. “My Own Swordsman” is a Ch

5、inese costume piece screenplay by Ning Caishen which was released in the year 2006. In total, it has 80 episodes. The sitcom mainly tells about the interesting and humorous stories of six men with character (Bai Zhantang, Tong Xiangyu, Lv Xiucai, Guo Furong, Li Dazui and Zhu Wushuang) in a tavern ca

6、lled “Tong Fu Tavern”. The sitcom quickly became famous because of its nonsense and humorous plots. The audience rating of “My Own Swordsman” had once reached 7%. It is not hard to tell how popular “My Own Swordsman” is in that moment.Cultural difference is a complicated topic, it refers to many asp

7、ects. With the development of globalization, cultural shock becomes a common phenomenon, especially for the young man. The two sitcoms “Friends” and “My Own Swordsman” mainly tell about the stories of the youth, so the cultural differences they reflect are mainly about the issues what the young peop

8、le care. In this paper, the author chose to analyze the cultural differences between China and America in the following four aspects: the view of affection, the view of love, the view of friendship and the view of money. The four aspects are those the youth care the most. The author hopes to let peo

9、ple know the differences and then make suggestions for them on how to learn American and Chinese culture.Chapter One The View of LoveThis part discusses the different views of love between China and America. With the comparison of the two sitcoms “Friends” and “My Own Swordsman”, the author will ana

10、lyze this question in the following four ways: the view of choose lover, the wedding, the conjugal relationship and the married life. And then guide people to choose the right view of love.1.1 The Pandect The different views of love between China and America typically reflect the different cultural

11、traits of Chinese and American people. That is, the Chinese people are always meaning and conservative while the American people are outgoing and fancy free. China has a history of over 5000 years, the golden mean of the Confusion school has a profound influence on the Chinese people, of course, it

12、also determines the view of love. This makes the Chinese people meaning and conservative, they would like to hidden their feelings rather than express them. On the contrary, America is a newly-emerging nation, it has a history of only 300 years. The American culture is based on the ocean culture of

13、the Ancient Greece tradition. The logical thinking and analytical thinking of Aristotle has a great influence on their thinking mode. Compared with the Chinese golden mean thought, the American people are more romantic and freedom. What they care about is the personality liberation. On the view of l

14、ove, the American people are more open. They would like to do anything they want for their love, no matter how amazing it seems to be. We will dwell on this in the following sections.1.2 The View of Choose Lover1.2.1 Different standards of spouse selection in China and AmericaChina and America have

15、different standards of spouse selection. In China, when talking about the standard of spouse selection, we will always hear the following questions: “whats your parents opinion?”, “Are you matched for marriage?” “Dose he have houses and cars?” “Is he a Gaofushuai?” While in America, these questions

16、rarely mentioned. In “Friends”, the six protagonists all have changed many boyfriends or girlfriends. When talking about their boyfriends or girlfriends, we often hear about these descriptive words: funny, sweet, smart, pretty, handsome, especially the first two words. Therefore, we could say that the standard of spouse selection in America is very simple, people would choose to go together only if they have common interests and love each other. But in China, th