喜福會英文背景及人物賞析

1、TheJoyLuckClub(1989)isabestsellingnovelwrittenbyAmyTan.ItfocusesonfourChineseAmericanimmigrantfamiliesinSanFranciscoCalifniawhostartaclubknownas“theJoyLuckClub“playingtheChinesegameofmahjongfmoneywhilefeastingonavarietyo

2、ffoods.Thebookisstructuredsomewhatlikeamahjonggamewithfourpartsdividedintofoursectionstocreatesixteenchapters.Thethreemothersfourdaughters(onemotherSuyuanWoodiesbefethenovelopens)sharestiesabouttheirlivesinthefmofvigtes.

3、Eachpartisprecededbyaparablerelatingtothegame.In1993thenovelwasadaptedintoafeaturefilmdirectedbyWayneWangstarringMingNaLaurenTomTamlynTomitaFranceNguyenRosalindChaoKieuChinhTsaiChinLisaLuVivianWu.Thescreenplaywaswrittenb

4、ytheauthAmyTanalongwithRonaldBass.ThenovelwasalsoadaptedintoaplaybySusanKimwhichpremieredatPanAsianRepertyTheatreinNewYk.actersMothersSuyuanWooDuringtheSecondWldWarSuyuanlivesinChinawhileherhusbatthetimeservedasanofficer

5、inChungking(Chongqing).ShestartstheiginalJoyLuckClubwithherthreefriendstocopewiththewar.Thereislittletoeatbuttheypretenditisafeasttalkabouttheirhopesfthefuture.OnthedayoftheJapaneseinvasionSuyuanleavesherhousewithnothing

6、butabagofclothesabagoffoodhertwinbabydaughters.DuringthelongjourneySuyuancontractssuchseveredysenterythatshefeelscertainshewilldie.Fearingthatadeadmotherwoulddoomherbabieschancesofrescueshereluctantlyemotionallyleavesher

7、daughtersunderabarrentreetogetherwithallherbelongingsalongwithanoteaskinganyonewhomightfindthebabiestocarefthemcontactthefather.Suyuanthendepartsexpectingtodie.Howeversheisrescuedbyatruckfindsoutherhusbhasdied.Shelaterre

8、marriescomestoAmericafmsanewJoyLuckClubwiththreeotherChinesefemaleimmigrantsshemetatchurchgivesbirthtoanotherdaughter.Butherabonmentofthetwingirlshauntsherftherestofherlife.AftermanyyearsSuyuanlearnsthatthetwinswereadopt

9、edbutdiesofabrainaneurysmbefeshecanmeetthem.ItisherAmericanbndaughterJingmeiwhofulfillsherlongcherishedwishofreunitingwithhereldertwinhalfsisters.AsSuyuandiesbefethenovelbeginsherhistyistoldbyJingmeibasedonherknowledgeof

10、hermothersstiesanecdotesfromherfatherwhattheothermembersoftheJoyLuckClubtellher.AnMeiHsuAnMeiisraisedbyhergrparentsotherrelativesduringherearlyyearsinNingboafterherwidowedmothershocksthefamilybybecomingaconcubinetoadleag

11、edwealthymanafterherfirsthusbsdeath.ThisbecomesasourceofconflictftheyoungAnMeiasherauntsunclesdeeplyresenthermotherfsuchadishonableact.TheytrytoconvinceAnMeithatitisnotfittingfhertolivewithherdisgracedmotherwhoisnowfbidd

12、entoenterthefamilyhome.AnMeismotherhoweverstillwishestobepartofherdaughterslife.AfterAnMeisgrmotherdiesAnmeimovesouttolivewithhermotherinthehomeofhermothersnewhusbWuTsing.AnMeilearnsthathermotherwascoercedintobeingWuTsin

13、gsconcubinethroughthemanipulationsofhisSecondWifethefavite.ThiswomanarrangedfAnMeismotherstillinmourningfheriginalhusbtoberapedbyWuTsing.ThestigmaleftAnMeismotherwithrelationshipswithotherwomen.WhenYingYingdiscoverssheis

14、pregnantshegetsanabtionmakesthedecisiontolivewithherrelativesinasmallercityinChina.AftertenyearsshemovestoShanghaiwksinaclothingstewhereshemeetsanAmericanmannamedCliffdSt.Clair.HefallsinlovewithherbutYingYingcannotexpres

15、sanystrongemotionafterherfirstmarriage.HecourtsherffouryearsbefesheagreestomarryhimafterlearningthatLinXiaohaddiedwhichshetakesasthepropersigntomoveon.SheallowsCliffdtocontrolmostaspectsofherlifemistranslatingherwdsactio

16、nsevenchanginghernameto“Betty“.YingYinggivesbirthtoherdaughterLenaaftermovingtoSanFranciscowithSt.Clair.WhenLenaisaroundtenyearsoldYingYingbecomespregnantathirdtimebutthebabyboyisanencephalicsoondies.YingYingishrifiedwhe

17、nsherealizesthatLenaaTigerlikeherselfhasinheritedemulatedherpassivebehavistrappedherselfinalovelessmarriagewithacontrollinghusb.ShefinallyresolvestocalluponthemeassertivequalitiesofherTigernaturetoappealtothosequalitiesi

18、nLena.ShewilltellLenaherstyinthehopethatshewillbeabletobreakfreefromthesamepassivitythatruinedmostofheryounglifebackinChina.DaughtersJingMei“June“WooJingMeihasneverfullyunderstoodhermotherseemsdirectionlessinlife.DuringJ

19、uneschildhoodhermotherusedtotellherthatshecouldbeanythingshewantshoweversheparticularlywantedherdaughtertobegiftedachildstarwhoamazesthewldlikeGinnyTiu(seenbrieflyontelevision)JunesrivalWaverly.AtthebeginningofthenovelJu

20、neischosentoreplacehermothersseatintheJoyLuckClubafterhermothersdeath.AttheendofthenovelJuneisstilltryingtodealwithhermothersdeathshevisitsChinatoseethetwinhalfsisters(WangChwunYuWangChwungHwa)whomhermotherhadbeenfcedtoa

21、bonwhentheJapaneseattackedChina.Onecritic[who]hassuggested[1]thatthereasonfthecommunicationgapbetweenJingMeihermotherbetweentheotherdaughterstheirmothers—amajthemeofthenovel—occursbecausethemotherscomefromahighcontextcul

22、turetheAmericanizeddaughtersfromalowcontextculture.Themothersbelievethatthedaughterswillintuitivelyundersttheircrypticutterancesbutthedaughtersdontunderstthematall.RoseHsuJdanRoseissomewhatpassiveisabitofaperfectionist.S

23、hehadanunsettlingchildhoodexperiencewhenheryoungestbrotherBingdrownedwhileshewassupposedtobewatchinghimhisbodywasneverrecovered.RosemarriesadoctTedJdanwholovesherbutalsowantstospitehissnootyracistmother.Afteramalpractice

24、suitTedhasalifecrisisdecidestoleaveRose.RoseconfidesinhermotherAnmeitellsherthestyofherownchildhood.WhenTedcomesfthedivcepapersRosefindshervoicetellshimthathecantjustthrowheroutofhislifecomparingherselftohisgardenoncesob

25、elovednowunkemptfullofweeds.AnMeitellsherthatTedhasbeencheatingonherwhichRosethinksisabsurdbutshelaterdiscoversthistobetrue.Shewantstohireagoodlawyerfightfpossessionofthehousewhichsheeventuallywins.WaverlyJongWaverlyisan

26、independentmindedintelligentwomanbutisannoyedbyhermothersconstantcriticism.Wellintoheradultlifeshefindsherselfrestrainedbyhersubconsciousfearoflettinghermotherdown.DuringtheirchildhoodJuneWaverlybecomechildhoodrivalsthei