从沉默到战斗-从女性主义角度解读《接骨师之女》_英语论文

From Silence to Fight: A Study of The Bonesetter’s Daughter from the Perspective of Feminism

摘要

谭恩美（1952- ），著名的美籍华裔女作家，她的作品着重描写母女关系以及传统的中国妇女形象。她擅长将自己身为中国人的亲身经历融入作品中。《接骨师之女》是谭恩美富于自传色彩的小说，通过一个家族历史的展开塑造了一个以女性为中心的家族体系。作品表达了中国女性通过与父权斗争，实现经济与精神独立，赢取完全的解放；同时，小说描述了三代女性在男性主导和具有种族偏见的社会中如何反抗命运与不公。除此之外，它反映出女性在性别、种族和过去的记忆中所承受的痛苦与无助。本书的主人公之一，宝姨，最为深刻地表现出中国传统女性如何反抗封建制度对女性的压迫。

本论文立足于从女性主义的角度来分析女性所承受的苦难以及她们在父系社会的抗争。论文的第一部分是对《接骨师之女》的内容及其创作原因的简要概述。第二部分是论文的本论，它分为三个章节：第一章为此书的背景知识概论，包括对女性主义的简述以及对中国女性保持沉默的原因的总结；第二章揭露了宝姨在父系社会的沉默行为的具体体现及其原因；第三章分析宝姨在父系社会的反抗行为及其意义。论文的最后一部分是对宝姨在父系社会的抗争所体现的重要性的总结。

关键词：谭恩美； 接骨师之女； 沉默； 战斗； 女性主义

Abstract

Amy Tan (1952- ) is a famous Chinese American writer, whose works most focus on describing the relationship between mother and daughter and the image of traditional Chinese females. She is good at integrating her own experiences as an ethnic Chinese into her works. The Bonesetter’s Daughter is her most autobiographical novel, which builds a women-centered family tree by exploring the history of a family. It also expresses the feeling of ethnic Chinese women who achieve economic and spiritual independence and win complete liberation after fighting against the oppression of patriarchy. This book uses the skill of storytelling to depict the inner world of three generations of Chinese women who struggle against destiny and unfairness in the male dominated and racial society. Besides, it reflects women’s pain and helpless in aspects of gender, race and history memory. And one of its protagonists-- Precious Auntie is the best figure that can reflect the process of women’s fight under the oppression of traditional Chinese feudal system.

This thesis analyzes women’s suffering and their fights against the patriarchal authority in the perspective of feminism. The whole thesis is divided into three parts. The first part is an introduction, which gives a brief overview of the content and states reasons of creating this novel. The body part of this thesis contains three chapters. The first chapter begins with the background information of this book, which includes the brief introduction of feminism and the summary of the causes that make Chinese women to keep silent. The second chapter reveals Precious Auntie’s silence in the patriarchal society and causes and reflections of such silent behaviors. The third chapter analyzes Precious Auntie’s fight against the patriarchal society and its meaning. The last part of this thesis is a conclusion, which points out the significance of Precious Auntie’s struggle and fight in the patriarchal society.

Key words: Amy Tan; The Bonesetter’s Daughter; Silence; Fight; Feminism