Abstract

The Joy Luck Club is written by Amy Tan, which attracts a great many attentions among readers from some countries or states. Moreover, this novel also attracts many critics from all over the world. This dissertation will try to find an objective stance from every perspective to analyze the conflicts, due to different cultures and generation gap and so on, between four Chinese immigrant mothers and their daughters who are raised in America. Furthermore, it will reveal that conflicts are indispensable in the different cultural atmosphere. In addition, this dissertation will describe the process from conflicts to harmonies and summarize some effective ways to deal with such conflicts.

Key words: difference; culture; conflict; harmony

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1.Introduction1

2.Causes of conflicts in the Joy Luck Club3

2.1Different cultures and languages3

2.2Different views of family education..4 

2.3Contrary conjugal values5

2.4Complicate life environments and experiences6

3.Analyses of conflicts in the Joy Luck Club8

3.1Conflicts between two generations8

3.2Conflicts among younger generations10

3.3Conflicts among older generations......11

4.The ways to ease the conflicts...12

4.1Effective communication12

4.2Mutual reverence and tolerance13

5. Conclusion..14

References...17