对《女勇士》中中国元素“鬼”的研究_英语论文

A Study of the Chinese Element “Ghost” in The Woman Warrior

摘要

汤婷婷的《女勇士》是华裔文学的经典作品，此书运用生动的描写和想象，揭示了一个华裔女孩的童年生活以及她周围的女性所遭受的种族歧视和压迫。本文旨在分析“鬼”这一中国元素在文中所蕴含的三个深层意义：第一是作为第一代移民宣泄他们对美国及其文化不满与排斥情绪的载体；其次，第二代移民对美国和美国文化的接受在第一代移民的眼中是无法理解的“鬼”一般的行为；第三是将“鬼”描述成中国传统文化特别是其中性别歧视部分的代表。由此传达出作者对种族歧视和性别歧视的批判，鼓舞广大女性奋起反抗，勇敢追求爱与自由。

关键词：鬼；《女勇士》 ；种族歧视；性别歧视

Abstract

Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior, known as a masterpiece in the Chinese American literature, makes good use of vivid description and imagination to show a Chinese American’s girlhood life and reveal the sufferings of oppression and racism afflicted upon the female characters. This article analyzes the three deep meanings of the Chinese element, “ghost” herein: an illustration of discontent and rejection from the first-generation immigrants; the seconde-generation Chinese Americans’ acception of America being regarded as “ghost” in the eyes of the first-generation immigrants; the negative elements of traditional Chinese culture, especially gender prejudice. The employment of the element “ghost” reflected the author’s criticism to racism and sexism and her wish that the females fight against oppression and bravely pursue love and freedom.

Keywords: ghost, The Woman Warrior, racism, gender prejudice

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 1

3. “Ghost” as the First-genneration Chinese Americans’ Rejection to America and its Culture 2

3.1 Rejection to the American whites 2

3.2 Rejection to the American culture 4

4. “Ghost” as the Second-generation Chinese Americans’ Acception of American Culture 5

5. “Ghost” as Fighting Against Gender Prejudice 7

5.1 No name woman 7

5.2 Brave Orchid 9

6.Conclusion 10

Works Cited 12