汤亭亭作品中的文化身份问题探讨

汤亭亭的《女勇士》、《中国佬》、《孙行者》三部小说分别从华裔神话、英雄史诗与族群寓言三个方面表达了作者对于文化身份的诉求:将中国传统文化与华裔的实际生活相结合,创造出华裔自己的文化,要求真正成为美国多元文化社会中的一分子。汤亭亭的文化身份观在整个华裔文学史中有着重要意义。

On the cultural identity in the writings of Maxine Hong Kingston

This thesis analyzes Maxine Hong Kingston's The Women Worrior, China Men and Tripmaster Monkey, in which the author expresses his aspiration for a cultural identity. Through the myth of Chinese Americans, heroic epic and parable of the society, Kingston' s writings combine Chinese traditional culture with their actual life in America and create their own cultural tradition so that they will be treated as a member of the country. Kingston' s view on culture identity plays an important role in the history of Chinese American literature.