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The movie "The Joy Luck Club" is adapted from the novel by Chinese-American female writer Amy Tan. In the novel, the conflicts and intertwined spiritual journeys between four mothers and their four daughters reveal It explores the conflict between Chinese culture and American spirit represented by the two generations of mother and daughter. It is manifested in the following three aspects: the conflict between mother and daughter; the conflict between Chinese modesty and American straightforwardness; and the conflict between husband and wife.

Key words: The Joy Luck Club; conflict between mother and daughter; modesty and frankness; husband-wife relationship; conflict

Key words: The Joy Luck Club; conflict between mother and daughter; modesty and frankness ; couple relationships ; conflict

The novel "The Joy Luck Club" is the famous work of Chinese-American female writer Amy Tan. The book set off a craze in the United States as soon as it was published. Not only because it shows Americans the traditional Chinese culture from the mysterious East, but also because it vividly interprets the cultural conflict between China and the United States through the emotional conflict between four pairs of mothers and daughters. This article will focus on the conflict between mothers and daughters. The cultural conflict in "The Joy Luck Club" is analyzed from three aspects: the conflict; the conflict between Chinese modesty and American straightforwardness; and the conflict reflected in the relationship between Chinese and American couples.

1. The conflict between mother and daughter

The first is the conflict between Jingmei and her mother Suyuan. When Jingmei's mother, Suyuan, was in mainland China, she had to abandon her twin daughters and run for her own life because she was forced to flee for her life. As a Chinese mother who immigrated to the United States, even though she has already lived in the United States, Suyuan, like other Chinese parents, still places all her hopes on her children. She puts her love for the two daughters she abandoned. Hope rests on her daughter Jingmei, who was born in the United States. At the beginning of the film, Jingmei's narration talks about her mother bringing a swan with her on her journey to the United States. She said to the swan: "In America, I will have a daughter who is just like me. But one who is different from me." Yes, she won't be looked down upon. She speaks fluent English. She will have enough food and clothing and won't have to bear the burden of humiliation. "From the above desire of Jingmei's mother Suyuan, we can see the expectations of traditional Chinese mothers for their children. My daughter "has no worries about food and clothing, and does not have to endure humiliation and burden"; I hope that my children can speak fluent English and will not be looked down upon by others. Suyuan cleans people's rooms in exchange for a piano teacher and piano lessons for Jingmei. Unexpectedly, her behavior is not recognized by her daughter Jingmei, who grew up in the United States. While her mother and Aunt Lindo were bragging to each other about their daughter, Jingmei decided to put a stop to her mother's stupid behavior. She secretly determined to prove her mother wrong, to prove to others and to her mother that she was not a genius, but just an ordinary little girl. Therefore, Jingmei was deliberately lazy when practicing the piano. As a result, Jingmei's piano performance completely failed in the community performance. She originally thought that her mother would not let her continue practicing piano after her performance failed, but her mother still insisted on letting Jingmei continue practicing, and even frantically pulled Jingmei up from the TV and dragged Jingmei to the piano. At this time, the conflict between Jingmei and her mother began to intensify: Jingmei actually told her mother, "This is not China. I am not your slave. You can't make me what you want me to be." And her mother's answer was also very strange. Strong: "In this family, there are only two kinds of daughters, one is obedient to their parents, and the other is only acts according to their own wishes." This fully reflects the conflict between Chinese and American cultures. Chinese parents like to provide for their children. When formulating growth plans, they always like to let their children develop in the direction they want and let their children realize the dreams they failed to realize when they were young. American parents, on the other hand, focus on cultivating their children's personality and their ability to think independently, rather than imposing their own wishes on their children.

Secondly, there is the conflict between Lingdo and his daughter Waverly. When her daughter Waverly was still young, she was very good at chess and won many prizes in competitions. Therefore, she was called "Chinatown's Little Champion." She also appeared on the cover of Life Magazine. Waverly's mother was so proud that she actually held up a magazine with a photo of her daughter on the cover and asked every stranger who glanced at her casually, "Do you know me? This is my daughter Waverly." I heard from others. Lingdo was even more proud of the praise. But her behavior disgusted her daughter, and she even felt embarrassed and humiliated by it. She said to her mother: "As your daughter, I feel ashamed. Since you want to show off so much, why don't you learn chess by yourself?" Lindo was so angry when she heard her daughter's words that she couldn't believe her ears. , what the audience experiences here is the cultural difference between China and the United States.

Since ancient times, Chinese parents like to use the success of their children as capital to show off. This is of course because Chinese parents place all their expectations on their children, so parents believe that their children's success is the greatest reward for their efforts.

2. The conflict between Chinese modesty and American straightforwardness

When Waverly brought her boyfriend Rich home to meet her parents, her American boyfriend Rich, who was born and raised in the United States, was in a Chinese family. The performance in the film can be said to make people laugh, although Waverly gave her boyfriend a lesson in Chinese culture in advance. When Waverly's mother Lingdo served her specialty dish, she said, "This dish is not salty enough; No flavor too bad to eat, but please eat." Rich, an American boy, tasted it very carefully and said, "Add some soy sauce. Okay. After saying that, he picked up the soy sauce bottle and poured soy sauce on the plate. His behavior stunned the Chinese people in the audience. He had no idea that he had offended his girlfriend's mother. According to the custom of Chinese culture, the host always treats him. Belittle the dish you made, and then expect the guests to praise it after tasting it. Expect to hear the guests say, "Who said this dish is unpalatable? This is the best dish I have ever eaten." Americans have always expressed themselves candidly. Richie didn’t know that this was Chinese modesty, so Richie said, “All it needs is some soy sauce. "Then he picked out the soy sauce bottle from the saucepan.

Next, after Waverly's father picked up the wine glass and said a toast, everyone took a small sip, but Rich, an American boy, took a sip. After finishing the wine in the glass, he poured a second glass for himself without hesitation. When Rich saw the dish he liked, he said, "Shrimp, my favorite." He picked up the plate and poured it into his bowl. His behavior is unacceptable in the eyes of traditional Chinese people. In Chinese culture, guests are asked to do as they please at the host's house, and the host can only drink wine if he pours it, instead of just pouring it if he wants to. Drink. Even if a guest sees something he likes, he cannot pick up the plate and put it into his own bowl at someone else’s house to show the guest’s respect for the host

This is reflected in the relationship between the three couples. The cultural conflict between China and the United States

Yingying's daughter Lena and her husband have always maintained an economic lifestyle of "equal sharing of accounts" before and after marriage. They share all expenses equally except "personal items". In the long run, The conflict between the two became more and more prominent. Lena complained that her husband sometimes read the magazines she ordered; their cat was a birthday gift from her husband, but her husband asked her to share half of it with the cat. Money to get rid of fleas. In traditional Chinese families, the woman is mostly in charge of the family's finances. The husband hands over his monthly income to the wife, who is responsible for all household expenses. But in the United States, many couples are financially responsible. It is an AA system, and Lena, who is deeply influenced by Chinese tradition, cannot accept this lifestyle from the bottom of her heart, but like many Chinese wives, she is tolerant to her husband in order to maintain her marriage. She thinks that economic tolerance can win her. Her husband's love, but her Chinese-style tolerance was not recognized by her American husband, and it did not save her marriage and love. Anmei's daughter Rose fell in love with Ted, an American from a wealthy family. As a Chinese-American wife, When it comes to marriage issues, Rose is deeply influenced by her Chinese mother. She insists on being silently dedicated behind her husband's back. She helps her husband with every little thing, and Rose can think of anything for him without having to ask for anything. Rose was admitted to the University of Idaho. Scholarship, but like a traditional Chinese wife, she chose not to go to school in order to support her husband's career. She even persuaded herself that what she did was not out of cowardice but out of devotion to love. But as an American husband. He wanted his wife to be thoughtful and insightful, so Ted became more and more dissatisfied with Rose's behavior, and even felt disgusted with it. When Rose asked whether it would be better to eat out or at home, Ted said, "You had a hard day. I don't like it." 't really care.I just want you to be happy." Rose's thoughts are completely those of a Chinese wife. She only thinks about her husband after a busy day, and her own thoughts are irrelevant, but her American husband Ted finally expressed his dissatisfaction; he hoped that his wife would have her own opinions and express her own opinions. The conflict between the two fully reflects the conflict between Chinese and American cultures. The wife, who is deeply influenced by traditional Chinese thought, believes that her silent dedication is out of love for her husband, but her sacrifice is not understood by her American husband, and even Hence the resentment towards his wife. In the end, they decided to divorce, and her husband came to negotiate the sale of the house. Hearing her express her feelings that she had never expressed after marriage saved their marriage. .

Conclusion

Through the above analysis, it is not difficult to see that there are indeed differences between Chinese and American cultures in terms of ways of thinking, values, etc., but no matter how serious the conflict between the two cultures was, they eventually reached reconciliation. ; Truly mature daughters can finally understand their mother's good intentions.

The two cultures are constantly integrated and connected with each other. Today, as the pace of globalization continues to accelerate, we must try our best to enhance mutual understanding, respect each other's traditions and culture, and make our interactions more harmonious and harmonious.