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In Search of Cultural Identity in Maxine Hong Kingston’s China Men
Acknowledgements
Abstract（English）
This thesis analyzes Maxine Hong Kingston’s China Men,In which the author expresses his aspiration for a culture identity, in means of restate the myth of Chinese American, their heroic epic.
The body of paper is divided into 4 sections, firstly; I shed a light on the deep reason of silence; than analyze the necessity and feasibility of silence-breaking; following the Identity-seeking, at last chapter, I make a brief introduction of storytelling skills in this book.
Abstract (Chinese)
Introduction
The development of Chinese American literature and Kingston‘s dominant position
Literature Review and the Writing Purpose
Chapter One: the stereotype of traditional Chinese and American
Analyze the characteristic of reticent and silent lies in Chinese,
Analyze the American characteristic: brave, free, democratic.
Analyze the relationship of culture identity and stereotype.
Then, come to a conclusion that characteristic and personality are a process of becoming rather than being, and that masculinity is socially and historically constructed. on this freedom land,
Chapter two: Silence-Breaking
The reason of Silence: Ever since their emigration to the
Americans have faced serious racial discrimination. Anti-Chinese prejudice, economic and social repression have never ceased throughout the history of Chinese immigration, To survive the hostility, Chinese Americans had no choice except for silence.(examples)
Impetus for Breaking the Silence: site some typical stories from the book
Ways of Breaking the Silence: Language is an instrument used by western cultural imperialism to exclude or marginalize minority groups. Language also plays an important role in establishing one’s identity in a society. So, for the minority writers like
Chapter Three: Identity-Seeking
Identity Dilemma of Chinese Americans:
(The immigrants’ embarrassed situation between two cultures that deny them: their poignant efforts to search for home and identity, and their helpless and sensitive inner world)
Seeking an Ethnic Identity
Seeking a Gender Identity
Reconstructing Chinese American culture identity
Chapter four: Storytelling skills
Rewriting Chinese Myths and Literary Classics
Rewriting Western Classics and Myths
Multi-Versions of Stories
Conclusion
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