浅析《喜福会》家庭教育观_英语论文

The Analysis on the Family Education of The Joy Luck Club

摘要

美国华裔作家谭恩美的代表作《喜福会》主要讲述了母亲用传统的中国家庭教育方法来教育在美国出生美国长大的女儿，结果导致了一连串的冲突。本文在探讨中美文化差异的基础上分析中美两国国家庭教育的方式的差别。

关键词：家庭教育；《喜福会》； 母女；中美文化壁垒和联系

Abstract

A famous Chinese-American writer Amy Tan’s work The Joy Luck Club describes the traditional Chinese education methods that the mothers use to educate their daughters who are born and grow up in the United States. The education causes a series of conflicts. This paper explores the differences between Chinese and American family education on the basis of the analysis of the cultural differences between China and the United States.

Key words: family education; The Joy Luck Club; mother and daughter; culture shock and culture link

Contents

1.Introduction １

2. Literature Review １

3. The Relationship between the Mothers and the Daughters ２

3.1 The conflicts between the mothers and the daughters ２

3.2 Mothers’ great expectations for daughters ４

3.3 Daughters’ understanding of mothers’ love ５

4. The Cultural Factors of Family Education ６

4.1 Culture difference between the East and the West ６

4.2 Cultural understanding and blending ９

5. Conclusion １０

Works Cited １１