谭恩美和她的喜福会

TheJoyLuckClubAndtheWriter——英本十班李梦利TheJoyLuckClubTheJoyLuckClub(1989)isabest-sellingnovelwrittenbyAmyTan.In1987,afterhermotherreturnedtohealth,theytraveledtoChinawhereTan’smotherwasreunitedwithherdaughtersandTanmetherhalf-sisters.ThetripprovidedTanwithafreshperspectiveonhermotheranditservedasthekeyinspirationforherfirstbook,TheJoyLuckClub.MainContentsEachchapteriseitheramotheroradaughtertalkingabouttheirexperiencesofgrowingupineitherChinaorAmerica.ItisquiteobviousthatthewomenwhogrewupinChinahavemuchdifferentviewpointsontheirlifestylethantheirdaughterswhogrewupinAmerica.ThewomenwhogrewupinChinahadsufferedgreathardships,sotheirdaughterswereraisedunderthehighexpectationoftheirmothers.Eachmembertriesherbesttocultivateherdaughterinthewayshebelievesisright.Unfortunately,itworksnotasgoodastheyplanned.What’smore,theconflictsbetweentwogenerationsbecomemoreandmoreasthedaughtersgrowup.Obviously,theconflictsarecausedbymothers’anddaughters’generationgapsandgrowingbackgrounds.ThemothersgrewupinChinawheretherearemanytraditionsandrulestofollow.However,thedaughtersgrewupinSanFranciscoandliveinanAmericanway.Inanotherway,itisalsoconflictsbetweenthetwocultures.InChina,parentsarethesymbolofpower.InAmerica,however,everyoneisequalandparentsencouragesenseofindependenceAmyTan(谭恩美)PersonalLifeAmyTanisaChineseAmericanwriterwhoseworksexploremother-daughterrelationships.ShewasborninOakland,Californiain1952.Sheisthemiddlechildinthefamily.Inthelate1960shersixteen-year-oldbrotherPeterdiedofabraintumor.WithinayearofPeter'sdeath,Amy'sfatherdiedofthesamedisease.Afterthesefamilytragedies,hermothermovedAmyandheryoungerbrothertoSwitzerland,whereAmyfinishedhighschool.Duringthisperiod,Amylearnedabouthermother'sformermarriagetoanabusivemaninChina.Amyreceivedherbachelor'sandmaster'sdegreesinEnglishandlinguisticsfromSanJoséStateUniversity,andlaterdiddoctorallinguisticsstudiesatUCSantaCruzandUCBerkeley.MainNovelsTheJoyLuckClub(1989)喜福会TheKitchenGod’sWife(1991)灶神之妻TheHundredSecretSenses（1995）百种神秘感觉SavingFishfromDrowning（2005）拯救溺水鱼