论《女勇士》中华裔女性的压迫与重生_英语论文

Oppression and Rebirth of Chinese American Women in The Woman Warrior

摘要

20世纪末是美国华裔文学发展的黄金时期。马克辛·洪·金斯敦是一位美籍华裔女作家，中文名为汤亭亭，她也是当时美国文学圈最有代表性的作家之一。1976年出版的《女勇士》是汤亭亭的第一部小说,该小说在美国文学圈引起了广泛关注，并广受赞誉，同时也为作者在美国文学圈奠定了地位。该小说通过描写和讲述几位女主人公在美国的艰难成长过程和自我心理改变,揭示美籍华裔女性在中国传统文化和美国社会压迫下的迷失和困惑,并重点讲述了美籍华裔女性在这双重压迫下艰难斗争并最终获得重生的过程。长时间以来，有很多学者分别从性别主义、成长小说、反封建等不同的角度对《女勇士》进行了解读和研究。通过对《女勇士》详细阅读和仔细研究,本篇论文将细化分析美籍华裔妇女如何在两种不同的文化下解除身份困惑并艰难斗争,最终实现重生的过程。

本论文通过对中国旧文化和美国社会的对美籍华裔女性的双重压迫的分析，认为在中国传统文化和美国社会的压迫下，美籍华裔女性不仅失去了他们中国文化的基础，同时也没有完全被美国社会所吸收。而通过对小说中华裔女性抗争过程的解读，本论文得出了以下结论:华裔妇女只有打破沉默,摈弃中国文化和美国文化的糟粕，融合两种文化的精华，才能实现自己的身份,最终实现成长和重生。

关键词：汤亭亭；美籍华裔女性 ；压迫；重生；女勇士

Abstract

Maxine Hong Kingston is one of the most renowned writers in American literary circles at the end of the 20th century. The Woman Warrior, her masterpiece, has aroused wide public attention in American literary circle and been favorably reviewed since its publication. The novel is regarded as a milestone in the history of Chinese American literature and lays the writer’s position in American literary circles. Through describing the growing experience and mentality of the Chinese heroines, it reveals the dualistic cultural oppressions. It also focuses on the difficult struggle and rebirth for Chinese American women. Since the novel’s publication, quite a few scholars make studies of The Woman Warrior from different points, including sexism, bildungsroman, anti-feudalism and so on. Through a close reading of the text, the thesis focuses on the analysis of Chinese American women’s establishing their own cultural identity and gender identity and the ultimate realization of spiritual growth. 

Through analyzing the dualistic cultural oppressions from traditional Chinese culture and American society, the thesis holds that Chinese American women not only lose their Chinese cultural foundation but also are denied by American society. This thesis makes a new analysis of The Women Warrior, and draws the following conclusions: only Chinese women break the silence can they achieve their cultural identity and gender identity and achieve the ultimate spiritual growth and rebirth.

Keywords: Kingston  Chinese American women  oppression  rebirth  The Woman Warrior

Contents

Acknowledgements I

Abstract II

摘 要 III

Chapter One Introduction 1

1.1 Maxine Hong Kingston 1

1.2 The Woman Warrior 1

1.3 Literature Review 2

1.4 Structure of the Thesis 3

Chapter Two Dualistic Oppression on Chinese American Women 5

2.1 Oppression of Traditional Chinese Culture 5

2.2 Oppression of American Society 5

Chapter Three The Struggles and Rebirth of the Chinese American Women 7

3 .1 Shedding the Bondage of the Old Chinese Culture 7

3.2 Absorbing Merited Ideas of the American Culture 8

3.3 Actualizing Female Individual’s Self 9

Chapter Four Conclusion 11

References 12