从东方主义的角度浅析《女勇士》中对中国文化的误读

An Analysis of the Misreading of Chinese Culture from Orientalism in The Woman Warrior

摘  要：本文以东方主义理论为视角，研究了《女勇士》一书中作者对中国文化的误读以及造成这种误读的原因。结果发现《女勇士》中的文化误读主要体现对中国饮食文化的片面解读、对中国传统儒家文化糟粕的夸大误读以及对中国文化中迷信的着重强调等方面。造成对中国文化产生误读的原因是：身处中美两种文化碰撞中，作为华裔美国人，作者迷失了自己的文化身份；想在西方主流文化中建立“自我”的文化身份，对东方文化的“他者”化误读是一种突破文化迷失的手段。通过这一研究，不仅可以让人们更好地了解华裔美国人在中美两种文化碰撞中的身份迷失状态、原因以及他们如何重建自己的文化身份，还可以引发人们对中国文化真实面貌的思考与探索，有助于中国文化的传播。

关键词：东方主义；文化误读；中国文化；《女勇士》 

Abstract: This paper makes a basic study on the misreading of Chinese culture in The Woman Warrior and the causes of this misreading from the perspective of Orientalism. It is found that in The Woman Warrior, there are a lot of misreading of Chinese culture, which can be generally categorized as unilateral understanding of Chinese food culture, exaggeration of the dross of the Confucian culture and emphasis on Chinese superstition. The reasons of these misreading, under the perspective of Orientalism, are caused by the loss of the author’s cultural identity under the collision of Chinese culture and American culture. To build “the self”, “the other” is misread and reconstructed to appease the mainstream western culture. Through this study, the living of Chinese Americans in the collision of two cultures is analyzed and better understood. It also helps to promote the reflection and exploration of the real appearance of Chinese culture and the spread of Chinese culture.

Key Words: Orientalism; Misreading; Chinese culture; The Woman Warrior