中文摘要：谭恩美通过《喜福会》中的母女关系，在中美文化冲突的问题上发表自己独特的见解。如今，中美文化之间的矛盾日益突出，儒家思想和美国精神的冲突更是其中的重中之重。在前人研究的基础上，本文将透过《喜福会》中的母女关系，分析研究母女冲突的原因，儒家思想与美国精神之间的差异。从而，探讨出母女矛盾是如何解决的，为解决儒家思想与美国精神的文化冲突谋划策略。本文的研究意义在于，希望能发现中美文化的共存之道，可以看到中西文化从冲突到整合的发展前景。

关键词：文化冲突；  母女关系；  儒家思想； 美国精神

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abstract

中文摘要

1. Introduction.1

2. Overview of The Joy Luck Club.3

2.1 Background of Writing the Novel.3

2.2 The Literature Review of the Novel.4

3. The Culture Conflicts between Confucianism and Americanism in The Joy Luck Club8

3.1 The Overview on Confucianism and Americanism  8

3.2 The Causes of Conflicts between Mothers and Daughters.9

3.2.1 Conflicts Caused by Different Language Expressions9

3.2.2 Conflicts Caused by Different Cultural Values.10

3.3 The Differences of Culture between Confucianism and Americanism.11

3.3.1 Modesty in Confucianism and Straightforwardness in Americanism.12

3.3.2 Seniority Rules in Confucianism and Equal Ideals in Americanism12

3.3.3 Sense of Family in Confucianism and Individualism in Americanism.13

4. Ways to Relax the Mother-and-Daughter Relationship under Conflicts between Confucianism and Americanism.15

4.1 Changing the Communication Skills. 15

4.2 Understanding and respect from Mothers to Daughters.16

4.3 Compromise of Mothers and Concessions of Daughters17

5. Strategies of the Harmonious Coexistence of Confucianism and Americanism . . 20

 5.1 To Enhance Political and Cultural Exchanges while Increasing Economic Power . . .20

 5.2 To Show Understanding and Respect for Foreign Cultures21

 5.3 To Seek Common Points while Reserving Differences22

6. Conclusion. . 24

References. . 26