美國主流意識的彰顯與消解——解讀譚恩美的《喜福會》與《灶神之妻》.pdf

1、大連外國語學院碩士學位論文美國主流意識的彰顯與消解——解讀譚恩美的《喜福會》與《灶神之妻》姓名：曲薇蔚申請學位級別：碩士專業(yè)：英語語言文學指導教師：王紹平20060601ABSTRACTTChineseAmericanwritershavegainedrecognitionandreceivedconsiderableattentioninAmericanliteraryscenesincethe1970sAmongthem，AmyTa

2、n，asecondgenerationChineseAmerican，undoubtedlyoccupiesasignificantpositionlikeherpredecessorMaxineHongKingstonThisthesisisatentativeattemptatdecipheringAmyTan’sTheJoyLuckClub(1989)andTheKitchenGodsmfe(1991)asanarticulati

3、onanddecompositionoftheAmericanmainstreamideologywhichischaracterizedbyOrientalismIntermsofmethodologythepaperwillrelychieflyontextualanalysisofthetwonovelsfromapostcolonialperspectiveStructurallyitisdividedintofourchapt

4、ersChapterOneasIntroduction，isabriefoverviewofthehistoryoftheChineseimmigrationtoAmerica，variousChineseAmericanwritingsandgeneralreviewofAmyTanandherworksChapterTwoattemptstoexemplifiedwithdetails“陽otextualanalysisofthet

5、wonovels，indicatingthatAmericanmainstreamideologyisdominatedbyOrientalismChapterThreeisaboutthedecompositionofAmericanmainstreamideologythroughtheadoptionoftwonotionsHomiBhabha‘s”ThirdSpace’’andRobertYoung。s’‘doublenesso

6、fhybridity’ItisexemplifiedbythejointstrugglesoftheChineseAmericansfortheirownidentitiesandreconciliationofmother—and—daughterconflictsThenecessityandthewayforthemtostrivefortheidentityandreconcilewitheachotherwillalsobed

7、emonstratedhereTheunificationoftheEasternandWesternculturethroughtheireffortsofidentityseekingandreconciliationisjusttheeffectiveconfrontationanddestructionoftheideologyofAmericanOrientalismTheaboveanalysisleadstotheconc

8、lusionofthisstudyinChapterFour：AmyTan’sTheJoyLuckClubandTheKitchenGod“s剛猙areboththearticulationanddecompositionoftheAmericanmainstreamideologywhichischaracterizedbyOrientalism，definedbyEdwardSaidasa“Westernstylefordomina

9、ting，restructuring，andhavingauthorityovertheOrient”(Said，3)WecannottellwhichisbetterbetweentheculturesoftheWestandEastButonethingisdefinite，thatis，eitherofthemhasitsownelitesanddregsKeyWords：Americanmainstreamideologyart