论谭恩美小说中的母亲形象及母女关系的文化内涵

美国华裔作家谭恩美在小说中选择中国母亲和女儿的故事作为创作题材并成功地塑了中国母亲形象,在很大程度上是她作为华裔作家的中国情结和中国化意识使然。在其小说中,母亲是中国化传统的载体,是历史与记忆的中介,是连接过去与现在的桥梁。中国化传统通过母亲得以延伸,历史和记忆通过母亲得以重建。谭恩美的小说之所以在主题和艺术上具有特的魅力,一个重要的原因就在于其小说中母亲形象的感染力以及母女关系所折射出的深邃的化内涵。

The Cultural Significance of the Mother Image and the Mother Daughter Relationship in Amy Tan's Novels

The relationships between Chinese immigrant mothers and American born daughters are the main concern of Amy Tan's first two novels.By artistically telling the stories of the Chinese mothers,Tan successfully creates the "mother image",whose heart touching power as well as the profound cultural significance reflected from the mother daughter relationship,from conflicts to final union contribute greatly to the charm and success of her novels in theme and art.In Tan's novels,mother is the carrier of Chinese culture and tradition,the medium of history and memory,and the bridge of past and present.Through the role of the mother,history and memory are rebuilt,and Chinese culture and tradition are extended.And beneath the motivation of Tan as a Chinese American woman writer is her China complex and her Chinese cultural consciousness.